Re: Masters without slaves

Subject: Re: Masters without slaves
From: Miark <miark -at- MIJENIX -dot- COM>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 11:02:48 -0500

> There's no mention of slaves anywhere. So, is the use of the word
> "master" without the context of slaves offensive?

No. As others have pointed out already, "master" has 20+ definitions,
many (most?) of which have no master/slave connotation. By itself,
the word "master" is quite inoffensive.

Mike

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