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Posted by Slade on Nov-27-2003 03:40:

Stupid Americans

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/...reut/index.html

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Los Angeles officials have asked that manufacturers, suppliers and contractors stop using the terms "master" and "slave" on computer equipment, saying such terms are unacceptable and offensive.

Posted by christos on Nov-27-2003 04:14:

....only in america

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Posted by OLi_A on Nov-27-2003 06:03:

haha just call em white and nigga then ummmm politically incorrect
its cool how as the population increases, the number of tools rises in proportion

Posted by arctic on Nov-27-2003 06:54:

lol, get into the chillout room, the americans didn't take too kindly to being called stupid in a duplicate thread

Posted by Antistatic on Nov-27-2003 07:24:

Slade shouldn't you be studying?

Posted by Lanithium on Nov-27-2003 13:04:

thats crazy shit, who honestly when building a computer or even buying parts found that offensive? it didnt even cross my mind.. however now whenever i see it im instantly going to think of that.. is this what they wanted?

Posted by christos on Nov-27-2003 22:29:

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Originally posted by Lanithium
thats crazy shit, who honestly when building a computer or even buying parts found that offensive? it didnt even cross my mind.. however now whenever i see it im instantly going to think of that.. is this what they wanted?

I dunno, i mean this could only happen in America! I can't believe them. Definately from a different planet

Chris Pana

Posted by webmeister on Nov-27-2003 23:38:

It was just some dude having a cry .. the response from computer manufacturers was basically "fuck off"

I wouldn't get too worked up about it