Some people don't understand set theory, 'eh?
Via Point of Law I see that some of our neighbors to the north apparently do not understand even the basics of set theory as taught in grade school:
A federal government department has cancelled a three-day-old edict that essentially banned the hiring of able-bodied white men over the next several months. The directive had said managers at the Public Works and Government Services Department could hire only the disabled, women, aboriginal people and visible minorities until at least the end of March.... A statement issued by the department yesterday suggested the policy had been "misconstrued by some as being non-inclusive. This was not the intention."
Truly a great moment in affirmative action...
—Michael A. Cleverly
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at 18:45
Miscontrued is a tricky term, you see. We think it means "you didn't understand what we really intended, even if we wrote it differently". There seems to be a lot of that going around.
But what it really means is "Shoot, people actually read these things?" That's right, we know what's best for you, sign here please.
Wed, 23 Nov 2005, 07:37