Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 16 Jul 1996, ClaudeBatmanghelidj wrote: SNIP > It strikes me as particularly provincial and American to be so PC. > All this talk about not using names to describe people of a different race > is just so much hipocracy, unless you are actively challenging the growing > racial intolerance, both in the U.S., and in our treatment of other > countries. I think attacking me for an inocuous comment such as I made, is > just being self righteous, and trying to make yorself look good without > really doing anything. In other words if you are so upset by my small > comment, then you better really go after the Church burners, the Pete > Wilsons, and the Jesse Helmses. But then you're perfect, not an ounce of > prejudice in your body, is there? Remember, "let him who is without sin, > cast the first stone." Until then do everyone a favor and shut up. > > Sincerely, Claude (pure frog) Batmanghelidj(good 100% towlhead) . If you were to drop the comment about this kind of attitude being "American" - which seems unecessarily derogatory, and is not true, as some Canadians and Brits seem to be pretty good at riding the same high horse these days - I would agree with everything you say. Amen to the rest! Gary Toop Replied: 17 Jul 96 17:35