In the San Francisco Region, we call them Safety Czars. Or Sound Czars.
Katie K. (hoping that no one named Romanov reads team.net)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Becker [SMTP:judyb@cts.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 9:29 AM
> To: BPS Administrator; autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: "Safety ______" Dead Horse Beating
>
> I envision a cycle toting individual swiping away safety infractions.
>
> Judy {;.]
>
>
> At 11:51 PM 9/1/99 -0500, BPS Administrator wrote:
> >How about Safety Reaper?
> >
> >-Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hi JD
> >>How does Safety Angel sound? or Safety Overseer?
> >>
> >>Judy {:>}
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>At 09:31 AM 9/1/99 -0700, JD_
> >>
> >>@notes.ymp.gov wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Dear Team.Net:
> >>>
> >>>I get the digest, and so was flooded with "Safety Nazi" notes today.
> I'm
> >>one of
> >>>the folks that has used that term, unthinkingly, and not intending
> offense
> >to
> >>>anybody. Just to give myself a better frame of reference, I had a chat
> >>with a
> >>>couple of friends who are members of the Jewish faith. One of them
> thinks
> >>it's
> >>>basically fallout from the "Seinfeld" show that so permeated our
> culture,
> >>and is
> >>>basically meaningless slang. The other friend was much more thoughtful
> in
> >>her
> >>>response. She did grant me that using the term could be an oblique
> >>rememberence
> >>>of a terrible episode of human history. By calling a dictator (even a
> >small
> >>>time one at a local Solo II) a "nazi" we remember the dictator that
> made
> >that
> >>>term an anathema to all mankind. She followed that by saying that
> using
> >the
> >>>term lightly might be viewed as "making light" of the whole thing. We
> >talked
> >>>about how certain cultures have their own humor, which can be funny to
> an
> >>>"insider" but offensive if it comes from an "outsider" or even if used
> in
> >a
> >>>derogatory manner by a member of the group. (Chris Rock's use of the
> OJ
> >>Simpson
> >>>trial's famous "N word" for example.) Can we use the "nazi" name in
> the
> >>"Small
> >>>N" manner Phil Ethier so ably described? I'd like to think so, but
> will
> >>>somebody be offended by it still? Probably. Can we use it "sometimes"
> >>when we
> >>>know no offense is meant or will be taken? Probably not. (Smile when
> you
> >>say
> >>>"nazi," or I'll whack ya with muh Shilaleigh, Pilgrim!) The whole
> thing
> >>becomes
> >>>a big gray area, and I don't think a real solution exists. I'm going
> to
> >>try to
> >>>curb my use of the term 'nazi', just to be safe...
> >>>
> >>>I like Mike Bultemeier's suggestion that we find a warm, fuzzy term. I
> >have
> >>>given that idea some thought. What we need is a kind, loving name for
> >>someone
> >>>who is in charge of our lives and hands out rules, regs, and discipline
> as
> >>>needed. A benevolent, loving omnipotent dictator. There's only one
> >>solution...
> >>>I suggest the new name for "Safety Steward" (to be used regardless of
> >>gender!)
> >>>has to be "Safety Mama." Just don't tell my Mama I said that, or all
> 82
> >>pounds
> >>>of her will whip my A**!!!
> >>>
> >>>JD Kemp
> >>>(Tell me an Irish joke, I love 'em!)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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