Re: Comparing strings from the back?

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Date	2012-09-17 14:05 +1000
Subject	Re: Comparing strings from the back?
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Message-ID	<mailman.820.1347854747.27098.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:11 AM, alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 15, 1:10 pm, Dwight Hutto <dwightdhu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Prasad, Ramit
>> > Since I was unsure myself if you were trying to be offensive or racist,
>> > I would disagree with "everyone can know it wasn't meant as racist".
>>
>> If you're unsure if it was racist, you should err on the side of
>> caution.
>
> If your comments are mistakable as racism, maybe *you* should be more
> cautious and *not make them*.

That applies to the most obvious examples (for instance, there's a
line in a 19th century opera that uses a six-letter word starting with
'n' to refer to a dark-skinned person - for obvious reasons, that line
is usually changed in modern performances, even though it was
descriptive and not offensive when the opera was written - like
referring to a Caucasian). However, there are many things which could
be misinterpreted as racist, and I would hate to see people leaned
hard on to make their speech entirely politically correct. Use common
sense, on both sides. Don't be offensive, and don't be offended.

ChrisA

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Comparing strings from the back? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-09-03 21:54 -0400
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-04 12:07 +1000
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-04 02:17 +0000
    Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2012-09-03 21:56 -0700
    Re: Comparing strings from the back? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-04 08:50 +0100
    Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-04 18:32 +0200
      Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-04 18:07 +0000
        Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-05 11:17 +0200
      Re: Comparing strings from the back? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-05 07:59 +1000
        Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-05 11:24 +0200
          Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-05 11:43 +0200
            Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-05 14:30 +0000
              Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-05 16:51 +0200
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-05 16:24 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-09-05 22:47 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-06 08:33 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-09-06 06:07 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-07 04:06 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-09-07 19:10 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-08 00:55 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-09-08 11:53 +0000
                RE: Comparing strings from the back? "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-09-13 18:39 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-13 15:37 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-13 20:48 -0700
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-14 00:46 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-13 21:54 -0700
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-14 01:38 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-13 23:06 -0700
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-14 04:03 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-14 01:20 -0700
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-14 04:53 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-14 03:26 -0700
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-14 07:36 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-14 10:16 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-14 07:43 -0400
                RE: Comparing strings from the back? "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-09-14 22:43 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-14 23:10 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-16 18:11 -0700
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-17 14:05 +1000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-16 23:06 -0700
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-09-17 13:35 -0700
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Neil Hodgson <nhodgson@iinet.net.au> - 2012-09-18 09:14 +1000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-09-18 08:12 -0700
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-18 11:55 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-18 11:59 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-18 12:17 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-19 00:47 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-19 02:20 +1000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-18 16:40 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-19 00:48 +0100
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-13 20:53 +0100
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-13 17:06 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-14 03:39 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-14 14:15 +1000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-13 22:17 +0100
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-13 17:35 -0400
                RE: Comparing strings from the back? "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-09-14 21:32 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-09-07 19:40 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2012-09-08 17:52 +0200
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2012-09-10 08:59 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-10 13:45 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-09-10 14:06 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2012-09-11 09:51 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-09-11 11:55 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-11 00:26 +1000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-09-10 14:32 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-09-10 14:43 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-11 00:56 +1000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2012-09-11 09:41 +0000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-09-06 12:04 +0100
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steve Howell <showell30@yahoo.com> - 2012-09-14 17:51 -0700
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-09-06 08:13 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-06 22:29 +1000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-06 15:43 +0200
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-09-06 10:23 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-06 16:33 +0200
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-06 16:42 +0200
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dave Angel <d@davea.name> - 2012-09-06 11:54 -0400
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-06 16:34 +0200
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2012-09-08 17:50 +0200
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-06 15:37 +0200
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-07 00:39 +1000
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-06 17:36 +0200
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-06 17:44 +0200
                Re: Comparing strings from the back? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-07 04:07 +0000
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-09-04 01:13 -0400
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-04 08:56 +0100
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Alain Ketterlin <alain@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> - 2012-09-04 11:58 +0200
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Neil Hodgson <nhodgson@iinet.net.au> - 2012-09-05 12:18 +1000
    Re: Comparing strings from the back? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-09-05 03:39 +0100
    Re: Comparing strings from the back? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-09-04 22:48 -0400
    Re: Comparing strings from the back? Johannes Bauer <dfnsonfsduifb@gmx.de> - 2012-09-05 16:33 +0200
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-09-05 10:29 +0200
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-05 18:33 +1000
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-09-05 11:48 +0200
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2012-09-05 17:45 +0200
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dan Goodman <dg.gmane@thesamovar.net> - 2012-09-10 18:07 +0200
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-09-10 16:33 +0000
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dan Goodman <dg.gmane@thesamovar.net> - 2012-09-10 19:32 +0200
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Dan Goodman <dg.gmane@thesamovar.net> - 2012-09-10 19:44 +0200
  Re: Comparing strings from the back? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-09-10 21:52 +0000

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