From Kelley Hackett Sent Mon, Jun 7th 1999, 15:30
From Kelley Hackett Sent Mon, Jun 7th 1999, 15:30
OOOOOOhhhhhh woe is me, I am guilty as charged! But I kinda agree with David here! I am African American True, if someone on the list typed Nigger---which literally means trashy or a stingy person----would have no effect on me. I know that I am far from this connotation---thus its just words----------. Of course, if the shoe fits wear it! So if someone typed U impatient jerk, then this applies! Still, has anyone ever seen me post something like this just for fun, or what some keep typing as a joke! Nope, not guilty on that charge---usually its out of the principle of a matter(for example when several list members lashout at ONE person) Its all Genuine though, I will try and tone down my comments in the future VIVA Hk! > -----Original Message----- > From: david turgeon [SMTP:xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx] > Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 10:54 AM > To: xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx > Cc: xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx > Subject: Re: (idm) recent post > > > > recently someone named david turgeon (xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx) posted to > the list > > something about gil gershman. that's all good and well, but the > closing of > > the letter featured this "FAGgOtS!!!!!!!!!!!". I'm not sure whether > this is > > a joke, but I, for one, do not find any humour in it. > > let me make it simple. I believe that we MUST NOT post anything > racist, > > sexist or preferentialist to this list. > > i'll repeat what i said privately to someone else with a similar > concern: the "faggots" thing was a spoof of our good friend & > listmember hk! who said something similar (though as of now i have no > idea if that was humor or not.) > > trust me, i believe racism, sexism, homophobia & intolerance in > general > to be despicable attitudes coming from a flawed reasoning, & i won't > accept any justification for it. but to jump everytime you hear say > "faggot" or "nigger" without figuring out the context brings the other > problem: by making these words taboo, we are giving them the property > of > being even more insulting. > > but of course that's just me. i'll try to refrain from using one of > these words in the future without adding at least a paragraph to > explain > the context. > > -- > david turgeon at http://www.notype.com