Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RACIST CRAP!
From: Colin Monteith <monteith1@sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 22:06:27 -0500

Come on folks and get this out of here and stop making this your soapbox. This
is a place to discuss photography and in particular, Leica.  We all know that
it exists and don't like it any more than the vast majority of people. There
are many sites that discuss racism and almost any topic on this planet but not
here. If you are having any difficulty finding them please let me know and I
will publish whatever I have found or can find.

Austin Franklin wrote:

> At 11:32 AM 2/27/00 -0500, Austin Franklin wrote:
> >I would ask that if this is a topic that interests you, please PLEASE take
> >it private, or at least elsewhere.  I do not believe it has any place on
> >this list.
>
> I disagree.  Racism is an evil in this society that must be identified and
> stopped when it occurs.  No-one started a thread on racism - a racist
> remark was made and a number of people noticed it.  If there hadn't been
> that original statement, this would never have been a topic.  But sweeping
> it under the carpet or pretending it didn't happen, or that it is a
> "private" matter will only perpetuate it.