Re:Bug 647959 – Add Honest Achmed's root certificate (2011)
by hughw on Monday January 04, 2016 @07:23PM
(#10839962)
I agree.
There's a benign interpretation too -- the author might protest that it's America, and there are plenty of flim-flammers of all races. But it's insensitive, and the post could've been equally funny without invoking the stereotype.
In another context besides a global community of open source programmers and users, it might be OK.
Re:Bug 647959 – Add Honest Achmed's root certificate (2011)
by peteretep on Monday January 04, 2016 @07:45PM
(#10840086)
With all the talk of uncles and cousins, I wonder if the submitter may be of Middle Eastern or South Asian persuasian - I don't think it would occur to most accidental racists.
There's a benign interpretation too -- the author might protest that it's America, and there are plenty of flim-flammers of all races. But it's insensitive, and the post could've been equally funny without invoking the stereotype.
In another context besides a global community of open source programmers and users, it might be OK.