> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-biz- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Timothy Penner > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:03 AM > To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion > Cc: Alex Pilosov > Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Manners (was: Re: "Whats New at Digium the Ast > erisk Company") > > Oh Noes! he said "God help us" on a public mailing list!!!! call the > thought police because that is challenging my beliefs and is politically > incorrect! > > Just like using the word "gay" to describe a product, some people take > offense to different things, such as referencing "God" "to help us".... > Strange concept huh, that different people think differently.... wow! > > Lets keep this list on track!! >
Tim, as Matthew explained, it's about context. When I say, "I'm gay", it's not meant as a pejorative. When someone describes something as being "gay beyond words" or "totally gay", it is meant as a pejorative. And given the history of this pejorative, its use is offensive and particularly rude for this or any Asterisk forum. -- Eric Chamberlain, CISSP Chief Technical Officer Voxilla - http://voxilla.com/ _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
