Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nope - It's DonRs comments most people - who haven't spent enough time with him at a Cape Cod Leica workshop to know that he doesn't have a racist bone in his body ;-) - find deeply offensive and racist... B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Phong Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 2:38 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Apology Adam Bridge wrote: > Just goes to show how complex this business is It isn't really all that complex. Use the term one feels is appropriate. If it offends someone (which someone did), then apologize (which Kurt did), then move on (which we haven't). I don't think anybody holds Kurt for anything after he apologized. - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Adam > Bridge > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:57 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Apology > > > On 2003-07-15 watts@firebomb.com (Ian Watts) thoughtfully wrote: > > >Actually I'm never particularly happy when referred to as a Brit. I > >don't mind being called British, English, an Englishman - or even a > >Limey. However, Brit (however well intentioned) does have the whiff > >of an insult about it (e.g. 'Brit' is very much the term of choice > >for Irish Republicans). > > Just goes to show how complex this business is - 'cause I thought Brit > was a completely acceptable term. Certainly in the Navy we used it > when operating > against our counter-parts and there was no perception of it being > anything other > than a quick short-hand. "Limey" however was avoided. > > Adam > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html