# Master and Slave: Non "PC" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 26, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432 "2003-11-26T18:11:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/1 "2003-11-26T18:11:46Z")
From CNN: [Master and Slave](http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/11/26/master.term.reut/index.html) Holy fucking crap! At what point in this country did we turn into such a bunch of sensitve a-holes? Who the hell files a complaint on a tech term that has NOTHING to do with race?? Should I request that Nabisco stop calling there product crackers?? Next time I see a sign at my local salad bar saying “Crackers with salad” should I post a complaint??? Good God, what a dumbass. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/2 "2003-11-26T18:13:24Z")
Of all the states in our Great Nation, who would have thought that such a thoughtless and idiotic event would take place in (gasp!) _California!_ ---
**Author:** ![MrTuffPaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MrTuffPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrTuffPaws)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/3 "2003-11-26T18:16:57Z")
Being in the Hightech sector myself, I think we should changes the terms to “Tyrant” and “The Iraqi Peoples” ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/4 "2003-11-26T18:18:44Z")
You can also rant here: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=225250](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=225250) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/5 "2003-11-26T18:18:47Z")
Ever since I first saw the terms back in the early 90s on my old computer with Windows 3.11 for Workgroups, I always wondered if some over-PC dickhead would find them offensive. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/6 "2003-11-26T18:22:49Z")
It’s about time! These terms are just subtle digs by the great white oppressor to keep people down…:dubious: Now, when are they going to do something about “screws”…? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/7 "2003-11-26T18:24:20Z")
Up Next: Massachussets declares that electrical connections should not be limited to pairs of male and female connectors. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/8 "2003-11-26T18:28:46Z")
Oh for fuck’s sake. What next? Should we stop calling them “blackboards”? ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/9 "2003-11-26T18:28:53Z")
> [@](#): > > Up Next: Massachussets declares that electrical connections should not be limited to pairs of male and female connectors. Carefull…next thing you know some ultra gay group is going to suggest that we should be using Male and Alternative Male cable connectors… Ever just read something that makes you really just hate the world? lol…damn this article really pissed me off! ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/10 "2003-11-26T18:35:09Z")
Well I was going to post this into a new thread, but I’ll roll it into this one. > **[Breaking News, World News, US and Local News - NY Daily News - New York Daily...](https://www.nydailynews.com/)** > > Find breaking US news, local New York news coverage, sports, entertainment news, celebrity gossip, autos, videos and photos at nydailynews.com. Vice City game drives Haitian bias outcry. Stupid, stupid, stupid! I’m about to write the asshole a vitriol filled email, but he’ll probably label me a racist. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/11 "2003-11-26T18:36:46Z")
I was just coming in here to kvetch, too! Amazing, just amazing. Amazingly stupid. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/12 "2003-11-26T18:39:07Z")
Oh shit! I’ll need to change some cylinders in my car, too! How dare my brake lines subscribe to such trash! ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/13 "2003-11-26T18:39:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*Oh for fuck’s sake. What next? Should we stop calling them “blackboards”? \*\* I hate to say this, but the local school district already has. “Chalkboards.” By memo request. Shoot me. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/14 "2003-11-26T18:40:14Z")
[quote] \*originally opined by friedo \*Up Next: Massachussets declares that electrical connections should not be limited to pairs of male and female connectors. Let’s just call them schlong and pussy connectors, k? The S&M crowd has put in a vote for either “Dominatrix and submissive” or “Dominatrix and _beg mutherfucker beg you little peice of shit_” as alternatives. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/15 "2003-11-26T18:50:42Z")
It’s a lot like life… ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/16 "2003-11-26T18:51:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ArrMatey! \* > **I hate to say this, but the local school district already has. “Chalkboards.” By memo request.** Can you just _feel_ this country getting stupider by the minute? ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/17 "2003-11-26T18:53:09Z")
Yeah, I _feel_ it driving my crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Dizzy\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dizzy\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dizzy_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/18 "2003-11-26T19:10:11Z")
In my computer technology class, we called them “Mentor” and “Protege.” ---
**Author:** ![Xploder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a183cd/32.png) [@Xploder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xploder)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/19 "2003-11-26T19:19:17Z")
So should I take these nipple clamps off of my slave drive then? ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432/20 "2003-11-26T19:19:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ArrMatey! \* > \*\*I hate to say this, but the local school district already has. “Chalkboards.” By memo request. > > Shoot me. \*\* You guys still have chalkboards (we’ve always called them that since I was a kid)? All the districts around me switched to white boards many years ago. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-slave-non-pc/215432.md?page=2)