Messages in this thread | | | From | "Michael H. Warfield" <> | Subject | Re: Is the boot logo politically correct? | Date | Mon, 27 Jul 1998 08:53:20 -0400 (EDT) |
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bytor@tucka.nmhu.edu enscribed thusly: > On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, David Luyer wrote:
> > But yes, it is 'nicer' than the BSD Demon. However remember the Demon is > > mainly likely to have the chance to offend those of western cultures, and in > > western cultures (where the Demon means something) religion tends to not be > > taken to such extremes as it can be in eastern and middle-eastern cultures > > and laws.
> I'll agree to that when South Carolina gets a lottery ;). I would bet that > a beer-drinking penguin would be recieved with a bit of criticism (far be > it from the enragement the BSD Demon would bring down, though), but then > it seems that (IMHO) on average (in the US particularly) more advanced > computer users and system admins are not as easily religious or as easily > offended. I personally think the Demon is an awesome logo (very unique), > but the beer-drinking penguin doesn't offend me in the least. Thus far, we > seem to have more people worried about others being offended than actual > offended people -- so this worry may be totally unnecessary.
Let's not forget the massive campaign of hate the Religious Reich mounted against Proctor and Gamble for their cresent-moon logo (Satanic symbol didn't you know - P&G where a bunch of devil worshippers). Ultimately, they threw in the towel and changed the logo.
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