Master & Slave = Discrimination

[bighap]

This story is kinda funny. Check it out here

[Primenal]

My god...Do people have lives anymore? If these are the types of things that people think of while not in the middle of a terrorist attack...Then I say to the terrorists...Please attack these ****ing people!
There just words...Master, slave. I'm sure these words were used long before there was slavery in the U.S...and there still used today. They can be offensive, BUT it's a ****ing computer! These people should GROW THE **** UP!
If they used Primary and Secondary they'd probaly say that's racist too..."oh, you mean primary like the white man was during slavery? And his slave was in 2nd place huh? You racist bastard!"
But seriously...People need to find something else to do. There are plenty of other things out there more relevant, and more important to complain about. and Fredom of Speech? I'd rather not have freedom of speech in this country than to listen to these ****ing people *acting* like there actually offended by this...Meanwhile, they just want to sue and get a buck, and want something to talk about.

Kind of like how people in U.S are always saying "I support the troops!" What the hell do you mean you support them? You sit on your lazy asses at home while there out getting shot at...Wanna support them? You'd do a lot better out in Iraq. Or how about complaining that they deserve more money? Not that I love the goverment, or troops for that matter (as most of you probaly already know ), but making a point that people love to talk about anything just like this case.


I'm gonna sue the people who make White-OUT...Those racist ****s...What are they trying to say...Out with the white people???? I gonna get a shitload of money, and make them change it to "Nobody-Out"...And then when they do that, and i'm gonna sue again, and be like "So, now you saying white people are nobodies? You racist ****s!" and that's when I crumble the people who make it, and you guys won't have anything to fix your mistakes

LOL...Somebody probaly going to read this, and actually try it is the sad part

[gokuguy]

The master/slave terminology for computers has been around so long, i'm surprised this is the first time an argument is being made over it.

[Snoopy007]

political correctness goes insane.

The official who bought up the argument must have a "master-slave complex"

[RAISTLIN]

Photography has used the term "Slave" ever since professionals have used secondary flashes. This was goin on WAY before computers were even an imaginary item. References to slaved devices can be found throughout the industrial world going back well over 200 years....and this is the first time this has come up?

Some people just need to give it a ****ing REST already! My great grandfather on my mother's side came to the US on a freaking boat from Scotland and my father's family traces back to mid 1800 immigrants from Ireland as well. I have little to nothing to do with these feking "reperations" the government keeps trying to make to the "African-American" population (by the way, pick a freaking country for your nationality--were you born in Africa, or America? By their definition I am Scotch-Irish-Danish-Welsh-American Indian-American I guess). Yet, I have to continually fund these projects with my tax paying dollars.

I AM SICK OF IT! I'll tell you what, you show me someone alive to day who was a feking slave in the US and I will PERSONALLY write them a check. Yeah, I thought so. NOBODY ALIVE TODAY IS A VICTIM OF SLAVERY! If anything they are a victim of their own laziness......I am black and therefore I can't get a break. BULLSHIT! Get off your ass and DO SOMETHING to EARN an opportunity--just like the rest of us. It took me over 3 years to get my foot in the door with the computer firm I am with. I had to constantly submit a resume every 6 months. I continually got shot down. Did I give up? HELL NO--it was too good an opportunity to pass up. I busted my @$$ to get here and make my mark. Now I am lead tech support. I love my job. It's easy work (compared to the other BS jobs I've had in the past). And now I may be in the hot seat because some lame-ass doesn't like the fact that PC's configure IDE drives by Master/Slave definition?!!! WHAT A CROCK OF SHIT!!!!

end of rant....

Raist

[bighap]

There is a poll on the CNN homepage.

Are the terms "slave" and "master" on computer equipment offensive?

Yes - 10%
No - 90%

[KRISHNAMURTI]

Originally posted by Primenal
My god...Do people have lives anymore? If these are the types of things that people think of while not in the middle of a terrorist attack...Then I say to the terrorists...Please attack these ****ing people!
There just words...Master, slave. I'm sure these words were used long before there was slavery in the U.S...and there still used today. They can be offensive, BUT it's a ****ing computer! These people should GROW THE **** UP!
If they used Primary and Secondary they'd probaly say that's racist too..."oh, you mean primary like the white man was during slavery? And his slave was in 2nd place huh? You racist bastard!"
But seriously...People need to find something else to do. There are plenty of other things out there more relevant, and more important to complain about. and Fredom of Speech? I'd rather not have freedom of speech in this country than to listen to these ****ing people *acting* like there actually offended by this...Meanwhile, they just want to sue and get a buck, and want something to talk about.

MY LORD lol!..we got the same problem for many eons and still
the man act like in the beggining dumb ,retarded extra stupid
sweet...J..HU WHAT WAS his name too oh?...yeah sweet jesus!
any one then now the creator of the human Race please tell him
to change the mode core code of the heads is not working! ^_^
maybe fix all the human's system?..hi! hi! yup! yup!
they are masters and slave of there own minds

Kind of like how people in U.S are always saying "I support the troops!" What the hell do you mean you support them? You sit on your lazy asses at home while there out getting shot at...Wanna support them? You'd do a lot better out in Iraq. Or how about complaining that they deserve more money? Not that I love the goverment, or troops for that matter (as most of you probaly already know ), but making a point that people love to talk about anything just like this case.


I'm gonna sue the people who make White-OUT...Those racist ****s...What are they trying to say...Out with the white people???? I gonna get a shitload of money, and make them change it to "Nobody-Out"...And then when they do that, and i'm gonna sue again, and be like "So, now you saying white people are nobodies? You racist ****s!" and that's when I crumble the people who make it, and you guys won't have anything to fix your mistakes

LOL...Somebody probaly going to read this, and actually try it is the sad part