At 11:39 AM 10/11/2003 -0700 Jan Coffey wrote:
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>--- "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> At 03:54 PM 10/3/2003 -0700 Chad Cooper wrote:
>> >Since when... Maybe 300 years ago... If it was an effective "epithet", it
>> >would be in everyday language for the average 14 Year-old boy. Its
>> comical
>> >to think of a young kid using the words "You redskin!" as insult. Unless
>> >"redskin" sounds something like "Beeoottchhhh!!", I think they have it all
>> >wrong..
>>
>> Exactly, I would never have guessed that the name Redskins was offensive
>> until someone told me.
>
>I am sure that at some time in the south there was someone such as yourself
>who made the statement that they ,"never would have guessed that the name
>Negro was offensive" until someone told them.
What are you trying to imply by this? Your comparison makes no sense to me.
JDG - Who is not offended by the United Negro College Fund
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