I'm in love with this "Jap."
Posted on 09/21/2006 10:36:11 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
New road name: Whiney Liberal Bend
It's like they used the phrases "zipperneck" or "pan head". Now those are bona fide WWII-era disparagements of asians, and won't be tolerated.
My understanding was that they would have required companies, like hard disk manufacturers, to change labeling on their products to remove references to "master" and "slave".
When I heard it, I couldn't believe it. These days, I've come to expect inane proposals like this. Even more so since I live in Northern Virginia and have to listen to the ravings from Montgomery County, MD or the DC Government.
As I'm sure most Freeper professionals will agree, the use of certain terms are meant to promote clarity. I've seen "master" and "slave" used in the computer industry, and even in my digital circuits class. I'm sure they appear in other diciplines.
Other terms the libs were considering eliminating were "male" and "female" for connectors, and terms like "motherboard" and "daughtercard". Even today, I see both "mainboard" and "motherboard" used interchangably. I've always refered to "motherboards" myself.
Seems like these people need to be smacked with the clue-stick a few times. You'd think there would be better activities to spend your time on than scouring the internet looking for things that offend you.
Actually they changed the name on the maps a few years ago. I can't imagine why.
Perhaps I am of the minority opinion here...though I'm far more right wing than most of you , but.....
Answer this question.....
If a term is offensive to a group, why would you not change it?
Why persist with the insults when it takes so little effort to remove them?
Just Askin
you forgot male and female plug ends :)
one of my favourite (stupid) discriminations, demanding a company change something, i've heard was a number of years ago MSU (michigan) took a bid from IBM to put computers in all their computer labs, with the condition that the IBM "blue" logo be changed to green. (blue being the team color of rival college UofM).
Ping!
I'm in love with this "Jap."
"We're going to hanve to nip it I tell you. Nip it in the bud. Just nip it."
There recently was an uproar when the city of White Settlement near Ft. Worth was contemplating changing the name as it was considered that newcomers would think it sounded too intolerant. I believe the notion was dropped. It actually got it's name in the 1840’s when the area was home to seven Indian villages and one non-Indian settlement - hence, White Settlement.
One Christmas break when I was a teenager I worked for a local hardware store doing inventory. I had never heard the 'male' & 'female' description used for connectors, plugs, etc. & I turned every shade of red when it was explained to me.
Japan has the word "Jap" in it. Maybe she should...
Ahhh, skip it.
I am deeply offended by the use of the word sauerkraut, and hereby demand it be changed to sauerGerman. Recall all cans!
Because there is a nearly infinite number of groups and individuals ready to take offense at nearly anything they think you might yield on. Where do you draw the line? How much self-respect do you have? How far will you be pushed, how far will your language become corrupted, before you say, "F*** them, I have feelings too!"? I'm offended that they insist on telling me what to do, what words to use. Language control is Orwellian.
In the early 20th century, Japanese immigrant Yoshio Mayumi and his brother Yasuo settled in Fannett, purchasing 1734 acres (7 km²) of land. The two brought with them techniques for rice farming, which became the dominant agricultural activity of Jefferson County.
According to local folklore, in 1905 area residents collaborated to build a road to the Mayumi farm, and named the road "Jap Road" in their honor.
http://www.nwasianweekly.com/archive/editorial.23.32.htm
This article from the NW Asian Weekly echoes my sentiments.
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