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Subject:Re: Political Correctness (Was Re: Master/Slave) From:Stephen Martin <stpats -at- storm -dot- ca> Date:Wed, 17 May 2000 08:23:31 -0400
Tracy Boyington (and others) have expressed the following thought:
> If the industry stops using a term because enough users find it
> confusing or offensive, it would be ridiculous for us to refuse to
> follow along simply because someone on techwr-l accused us of being
> "PC."
1. The industry hasn't stopped using the term Master and Slave.
2. It shouldn't matter why the industry stops using a term.
3. We're all adults here (unless we've got any Doogie Howser TWs), and I
doubt that we're so lacking that they'd allow the threat of being labled
PC to dictate their actions.
