It might have made a more impressive response if you had actually responded.
-----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Monday, 14 December 2015 10:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [OT] Political correctness, was: Re: Alternatives to Master and Slave Terminology Redux What part of [OT] was it you didn't understand? It's not political correctness to ask that non-technical discussions be taken Off-Topic, it's a sign of professionalism, politeness and respect for your fellow forum members. On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 4:42 AM, Geoff Flight <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem with PC is that far too many people make a lifestyle of > being 'professionally uncomfortable'. They are also largely (but not > entirely) mediocrities. Our country (Australia) is a harsh land where > rewards are many but only for those willing to work hard, take risks > and able to 'suck it up'. Although it is changing sadly, political > correctness is still viewed dimly. Demanding your rights or being > perpetually 'offended' by everything is a highway to failure. You > don't have to like it for it to be true. How many of your American success stories are politically correct? Not many. > > The other thing that has been noticed is that when you give up one > statement or descriptor or behaviour in the name of political > correctness, it does not end there. There is always the next target, > the next criticism, the next assault. Read Germaine Greer. Started her > life out as a feminist and after that battle was essentially won has > moved on to complaining about pretty much everything in the universe. > > We criticise Islam to still seeking revenge on murders and wars from > 1400 years ago. Slavery was a great evil, but it is also a very, very > long time ago. So yes, it IS time to move on and suck it up. After > all, it is an IT term, not a socio-political terminology. No one is > seeking to make a statement of any kind whatsover. > > 'controller and responder' has overtones of domestic violence. See how > easy it is to offend pretty much anyone who was born without a skin? > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Roche > Sent: Monday, 14 December 2015 10:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Alternatives to Master and Slave Terminology Redux > > We've used "gender changers" for a long time in electronics. Pretty > few people need an explanation of what the terms mean. > > As far as "political correctness" goes, that's a term used by people > who think that phrases that make other people uncomfortable is fine > with them, and other people ought to just suck it up. It's dismissive, > and rude. If you'd like to discuss further, I'd suggest we take it [OT] as it is. > > "Controller' and "responder" is less fraught terminology, my partner > suggests. > > > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 5:26 PM, Geoff Flight <[email protected]> wrote: >> Being Australian we have no cultural sensitivities to slavery, but to >> be honest, master/slave works perfectly and was the reason it was >> used in the first place. From my perspective, I simply dont get the >> problem > other than >> the growing problem with political correctness. What is going to happen >> when electricians need to no longer use male and female plugs and how >> on earth do we include transexual plugs? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gene >> Wirchenko >> Sent: Saturday, 12 December 2015 8:58 AM >> To: ProFox Email List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Alternatives to Master and Slave Terminology Redux >> >> Dear Vixens and Reynards: >> >> I realise that it is Friday afternoon, but I work then, too. >> >> I really do want some terminology that is accurate, minimally >> offensive, and that does not sound stupid. >> >> Have another look at my use case: >> >> 2) The second one is puzzling me. I have forms with an (often) >> key portion (master) and a non-key portion (slave). "key" and "non-key" >> are awkward and do not communicate well to a non-IT person. "parent" >> and "child" is not accurate. What do you suggest? >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Gene Wirchenko >> >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
