Russell cleverly disguised as Apptech wrote:
> I think that, in context, it is just as extreme and bizarre
> and stupid as originally described.
>
> I suspect, and it's only a tentative conclusion based on
> mentating the informationm to hand, which is far from
> complete, that at least a suggestion of racial or cultural
> bias is present. I thought about using the term "racism"
> but, while it is essentially synonymous with 'racial bias'
> it carries connotations which are not a good fit here.

I still think this is getting blown out of proportion. I would give whoever 
wrote the job ad the benefit of a doubt. My first guess is, "Must read, 
write, speak English" sounded too plain, so she spiced it up with an 
adjective.

Racist? C'mon.. their CEO is Indian. Many of their seminar presenters speak 
with European accents (I've heard Italian and Dutch for sure). Many of their 
datasheets are Chinese.

Best regards,

Vitaliy, a native American Runglish speaker. 

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