The computer term "master/slave," which was banned as racially offensive by a Los Angeles County purchasing department, was named the most politically incorrect term of the year on Thursday.

Among other terms on the top 10 list of politically charged words and phrases, issued by the word usage group Global Language Monitor, were "non-same sex marriage" to describe heterosexual unions, "waitron" for waiter or waitress and "higher being" for God, a term some people found too religious.

"We found 'master/slave' to be the most egregious example of political correctness in 2004," said Paul JJ Payack, president of The Global Language Monitor.

"This is but one more example of the insertion of politics into every facet of modern life, down to the level of the control processes of computer technology."
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Also on the list this year were "Red Sox lover," to use in place of "Yankee hater," "progressive" for classical liberal, "incurious" rather than more impolite invectives for President Bush, "insurgents" instead of terrorists in Iraq, "baristas" for waiters, and "first year student" rather than freshman.


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LOL, the non-same sex marriage phrase gets the award from me

WHAT CRAP IS THIS!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

blah i hate political correctness because the word always gets changed because one person gets "offended" by it... Wow

it pisses me off that the Syracuse Orangemen was changed to Syracuse Orange because it "offended" women. I mean come on, how many women are really offended by the orangemen. Suck it up.

These idiots know nothing of the technology.

What are Hard Drive manufacturers supposed to do know? Make all the drives peers, and have them fight for the bits of data?

Hehe. These are phrases people found offensive.

The interesting thing about these phrases is that they only become offensive the moment those who are offended deem them offensive.

For example, the master/slave term was in no way related to racism and slavery until it was associated with that by those who were offended.

So, in other words, those who were offended were offended by their own interpretation of the phrase, rather than the phrase itself.

The situation would be different if the term was intended to allude to racism and slavery, but I highly doubt that was the case.

Oh yeah just to be "Political Correct"

Have a Happy RamaHanaKwanmas (Ramadan, Hannukah, Kwanza, Christmas) o just becasue no one can say have a happy christmas...it offends people

I'm offended by the words "political correct" :wink:; when are people who are disgusted at the word going to get their turn? It's always the same people who get their opinions heard, it's just shifting WHO get's offended most of the time.

when I here master/slave I think sex, but maybe I am just really kinky :wink:

Why the fuck is waitron a bad word to use?

But then again, a person could find it offensive that their religious holidays are referred to by a phrase that does not acknowledge their uniqueness and the cultural and historical value the name implies.

You can't win :!:

I thought the same thing. Let us, and Adriana, be kinky together.


Yes, this was the worst pick-up line/effort ever, but, well, it was an effort

I'm offended by the word "offended."

Come to the next movie night then , that's an order

I'll only be kinky if I get to be slave :wink:

The most ironic thing is that the computer industry came out with the new standard recently; in it all drives are connected serially (sorta like USB), and the "master/slave" designation was rendered meaningless. SO the "master/slave" thing will go away, but California's legacy of having retarted (no, not mentally challenged) public servants will stay.

If its Sin City, I'd say hell ya.

And how fitting a film it would be, no?

Jessica Alba playing a stripper. Sheesh, if that ain't hot, I dunno what is...

I'm offended by Krem's statement. "Meaningless" offended me and raped my mother.

RETARD!! you cant say that it must be (politically challenged)

Let's Get Retarded ---> Let's Get It Started

I'm more offended by the term 'mentally challenged'. I mean, what makes those girly men mentally challenged?

Inquiring minds want to know! And so do I!

By the way, I am offended by Reuter's article. It said that "progressive" is used instead of classical liberal, which is most certainly not the case.

I've always thought the word ass-milk was pretty insensitive.

There has to be a better way to describe the homosexual act of drinking your semen after it comes out of your partner's anus.

How about booty gravy?

I'm kind of puzzled why they would change freshman to first year student. How could you get offended by freshman?

the next movie night is the beginning of April, so quite frankly I see no point in considering any other film but Sin City

Jessica Alba *drool*

she is a goddess, I watched Honey for her...

I expect your bod at the next movie night master :wink:

freshman


So, does that mean there are no women in college?


Kinda offensive not to acknowledge them. :wink:

Oh sheesh, my exam time, lol! I'll better make it though. What's that quote"

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned?

hese words are not to be taken lightly.

Oh my god....my blood boils when i hear political correctness. Wow freshman?????? Thats insane!