Seriously, this is racist?

EliseB0323 · March 2010

I am working on a long document that a bunch of people are making changes and additions to. I refer to the main copy of the document that I make all edits to as the "master copy." I was just informed that the term "master" is racist, and I should call it the "control copy."

kittycarr · March 2010

What's the difference? Wasn't the master in fact in control? I call tool.

swanstdl · March 2010

Now I have heard it all.

TwoChickens · March 2010

Um...the term "master" is used when referring to all sorts of things. I'm with kitty...TOOL!!!!

4Speedy · March 2010

That is hysterical. Good luck with that project--sounds like you've got quite a team! (LOL)

EliseB0323 · March 2010

I just asked one of my African-American coworkers, and she just snorted and rolled her eyes. I'm going to count that as "not racist." Off to poll some other African Americans.

joseysbride · March 2010

swanstdl:
Now I have heard it all.

ditto.

DandR · March 2010

Yes it racist if the other documents that the people are working on are called slave documents....but I doubt that's the case.

I've always heard it called master document as well. Someone is a bit sensitive, I'm guessing.

butterbeansmama · March 2010

swanstdl:
Now I have heard it all.

Confused So true

Temp108743750006959 · March 2010

'master' means the original creation and the people you work with are frigging idiots.

4Speedy · March 2010

EliseB0323:
I just asked one of my African-American coworkers, and she just snorted and rolled her eyes. I'm going to count that as "not racist." Off to poll some other African Americans.

I was so hesitant to ask this for fear of starting a debate, but since you brought it up first, what is the race of the person who made the original comment?

katie277s · March 2010

I have never heard that before. I always label things as the master. Tongue Tied

EliseB0323 · March 2010

4Speedy:

EliseB0323:
I just asked one of my African-American coworkers, and she just snorted and rolled her eyes. I'm going to count that as "not racist." Off to poll some other African Americans.

I was so hesitant to ask this for fear of starting a debate, but since you brought it up first, what is the race of the person who made the original comment?

She is African-American.

EliseB0323 · March 2010

vccake:

'master' means the original creation and the people you work with are frigging idiots.

Just one person. Not all of them.

npeacock · March 2010

Master is the correct term. As an adjective it means of or pertaining to a master from which copies are made... Isn't that what you are doing?

Overly sensitive...

belle204 · March 2010

Ridonk.

JOEBunny · March 2010

I call BS on that. Now if you where saying you were the master...

Master has too many uses and meanings to be associated with that one particular use by anyone rational IMO. Not that I would not make the "change" if I had to work with crazy sensitive.

dnagal · March 2010

DandR:
Yes it racist if the other documents that the people are working on are called slave documents....but I doubt that's the case.

Yes

kittycarr · March 2010

EliseB0323:
4Speedy:

EliseB0323:
I just asked one of my African-American coworkers, and she just snorted and rolled her eyes. I'm going to count that as "not racist." Off to poll some other African Americans.

I was so hesitant to ask this for fear of starting a debate, but since you brought it up first, what is the race of the person who made the original comment?

She is African-American.

Start calling her sally and see if she catches on....

breezee_bean · March 2010

I have never heard this in all my days. We even have a stamp that says, "master copy." It never crossed my mind that I would be racist when stamping my...ummm..."control copies" with it. I think this falls in the people can get worked up about anything category.

EliseB0323 · March 2010

In my unscientific poll of African-American coworkers, I got the following replies:

1) 3 eyerolls

2) "That girl is damn crazy."

3) "You have got to be kidding."

4) "Looks like someone needs more work to keep her busy." (From a supervisor.)

5) "Well maaaybeeee... Nah, don't worry about it."

Mickschick · March 2010

She must have real issues with the Master Lock Company then that makes combination locks and such then too... hope she doesn't have any master keys to anything. That is B.S.... seriously.

kittycarr · March 2010

Mickschick:
She must have real issues with the Master Lock Company then that makes combination locks and such then too... hope she doesn't have any master keys to anything. That is B.S.... seriously.

Someone should alter a Master Lock Company ad that shows their company motto as "keeping negros behind doors, one lock at a time".