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<blockquote data-quote="browniehound" data-source="post: 303322" data-attributes="member: 4653"><p>Blackproud,</p><p>What I find more disturbing than you post is a PCM I heard this week.</p><p> </p><p>In cold regions of the US, during the winter we sometimes expierience a phenomenon called "black ice". It generally occurs when there is snowcover. If it gets into the 40's during the day, the snow will melt and cover the roadway with water. Then at night or if a cold front moves through the water will freeze and its reffered to as "black ice" because the roadway is black and the layer of ice is so thin it can't be detected. You or your car will just come upon it and slide because its indetectable with plain sight.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, we were informed today that UPS can no longer refer to it as "black ice"! Its now "clear ice"! I want to say what I heard was a joke, but its not.</p><p> </p><p>Apparently someone in the company thinks its offensive to black people that we are calling ice that looks black, black.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/dead.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dead:" title="Dead :dead:" data-shortname=":dead:" />.</p><p> </p><p>What is this company(I won't blame the world because this is on UPS) coming to?</p><p> </p><p>I think I would find it more offensive that my employer tippy-toes around such trivial matters as how we describe water on the ground, than to just say what it is-BLACK ICE! . To me, this is more rascist or prejudice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="browniehound, post: 303322, member: 4653"] Blackproud, What I find more disturbing than you post is a PCM I heard this week. In cold regions of the US, during the winter we sometimes expierience a phenomenon called "black ice". It generally occurs when there is snowcover. If it gets into the 40's during the day, the snow will melt and cover the roadway with water. Then at night or if a cold front moves through the water will freeze and its reffered to as "black ice" because the roadway is black and the layer of ice is so thin it can't be detected. You or your car will just come upon it and slide because its indetectable with plain sight. Anyway, we were informed today that UPS can no longer refer to it as "black ice"! Its now "clear ice"! I want to say what I heard was a joke, but its not. Apparently someone in the company thinks its offensive to black people that we are calling ice that looks black, black.:dead:. What is this company(I won't blame the world because this is on UPS) coming to? I think I would find it more offensive that my employer tippy-toes around such trivial matters as how we describe water on the ground, than to just say what it is-BLACK ICE! . To me, this is more rascist or prejudice [/QUOTE]
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