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...because it sounded "Islamic" and he doesn't want customers to "make associations", what would you do?
(Yes, this is actually happening to someone where I work.)
Marc
modified 6-Sep-16 15:19pm.
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Marc Clifton wrote: what would you do?
Ask him/her how much $ is on the table.
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote: I would sue.
Me too!
Marc
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I knew a guy who was named "Eric Horseshit". His boss asked him to change his name, so he did.
Now he's called Harry...
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A particular type of rock, technically a schist, has been named after its discoverer and is known as Horst Schist!  
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I would make some associations of my own and probably call my lawyer, just to drag such an ... out into the public.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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The crime is against Federal law - there should be a complaint to HR, but I've found HR's never an advocate of the employee. Time for a paper trail.
This "make associations" - it's not new. How many famous Hollywood stars, for generations, had to change their names because they sounded too Jewish. Irish had trouble, too.
The manager should be shown the door - and if it's company policy, they should be given the opportunity to meet a federal district attorney and hire lots of lawyers.
No one should ever be considered born "the wrong kind" in the USA.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: No one should ever be considered born "the wrong kind" in the USA.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: No one should ever be considered born "the wrong kind" in the USA.
+5 Million
Jeremy Falcon
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Well said.
/ravi
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W∴ Balboos wrote: No one should ever be considered born "the wrong kind" in the USA.
Even better 
But I do know what you're saying.
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That's asinine! Unbelievable!
I'd say it sounds like the boss is the one making associations and perhaps I ought to notify HR about harrasment, etc.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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I'd talk to a lawyer about the incident.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Isn't that against the law? If not, it should be. 
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Slacker007 wrote: Isn't that against the law? If not, it should be.
I would think so, but I don't know of any laws that address that issue, though of course that is not my area of expertise!
Marc
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I bet HR or a money hungry lawyer does.
Jeremy Falcon
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How about discrimination?
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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Being illegal has never stopped those in power. Getting away with illegal acts, nearly always makes those in power worse.
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It's extremely against the law.
So much so that most HR departments would immediately drop kick that manager out the door.
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I'd change it to I Am Being Racially Oppressed Wallace.
'Ray', to my friends/non-oppressors.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
modified 6-Sep-16 18:30pm.
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Marc Clifton wrote: use a nickname....
Tell him to use Obama for his nickname.
Seriously, the manager sounds like a chimp.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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jeron1 wrote: Tell him to use Obama for his nickname.
Seriously, the manager sounds like a chimp.
So your response to this post is to throw out racism?
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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How the hell did you arrive at that conclusion?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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You may not be aware of it, but "chimp" (used derogatorily) is commonly considered a racial slur. ("Chump", by contrast, has no such connotations as far as I know.)
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