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Subject: [Leica] Politically correct
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 23:06:56 -0500
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No Jay.  It is all silly.


On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 11:05 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Am I right in now thinking that US cultural sensitivities and conventional
> wisdom are the only ones that should be adhered to on the list, and the
> rest of the world be damned? (-:
> That sort of narrow minded thinking is what triggered this whole exchange
> in the first place! LOL!
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 5:45 AM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:
>
> > It is indeed personal. I have never looked at Nathans photos and thought,
> > "What I would do with her!" Never. I am suspicious of these who think it
> is
> > demeaning. Perhaps they are guilty of thinking or expressing bad
> thoughts.
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Jeffery Smith
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 5:43 PM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Politically correct
> >
> >
> > I rarely see anybody use "Se?orita" in a post except those started by
> > Lluis and Nathan, and using that word where they live is not at all
> > offensive. If someone responds to a thread by Lluis or Nathan containing
> > "Se?orita", would they be offending you, your wife, your daughter, and 5
> > female grandchildren as well? Guilt by response?  I hope not. You and
> your
> > extended family might want to steer way clear of Spain.
> >
> > I suppose I'm surprised that you are nonplussed by the use of that word
> in
> > threads by Lluis and Nathan, and you seem to be extending your outrage to
> > the LUG membership in general. And soon after giving a big "high five" to
> > RicCarter for his comments to Tina.
> >
> > Jeffery
> >
> >
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Politically correct)
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