Really don't appreciate name calling on this list. On Wed, Mar 28, 2018, 7:22 PM Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Dave! > I too have that reaction whenever a caller brings up controversy about > terminology. > > On the flip side, when an older caller tries to adapt pronouns and such > without making a big deal of it, it’s awesome, even when they make > mistakes. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 28, 2018, at 5:29 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Here was my issue, briefly : I was told to use "walk around" when calling > at glen echo. It also happens that I'm a western square caller and have > used "walk around your corner, see saw your taw" for decades. > > It has happened on two occasions when I have mixed up square dance calls > from one time period into another or from one tradition to another and have > confused the dancers a tad and made them think perhaps I'm an idiot. > > As far as gypsy is concerned I'd use ANY call as a substitute but not walk > around out of fear of saying the wrong thing by habit. Perhaps it's remote > that it would happen but I'm going to avoid looking liking an idiot at all > costs! > > Being given that rule by the organizer made my planning for that dance a > nightmare. Do I use dances without gypsies? I mean it really through a > wrench into the way I usually plan because to follow their rule and protect > myself I'd have to eliminate far too many good dances to keep from using > gypsy. > > And there are more rules that I have to follow or address that I'd rather > not, like leaving a couple out at the top when the music ends. > > As far as being sarcastic NO I'm not that kind of person. I simply > thought Ron was being a bully so I wanted to know where he stood. There > are a number of us out there that associate PC with a threat to our > freedoms and I'm not a conservative. Sure I can look up things on the > computer and you think I'm being sarcastic because I didn't, but we're > different. I hate computers and only use them when I have to. I value > clear communication and if you carefully read my email you'll see that's > what I was asking for. On several of Ron's emails I see there are a good > number of dots that weren't being connected so I wondered what was going on. > > As far as my attitude at Glen Echo is concerned you are reading into it. > If you want to continue this perhaps just between us is the best way. And > here we go, Tom is confused again. Why are you replying for Ron? > > Tom > > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: [email protected] >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> _______________________________________________ >> List Name: Callers mailing list >> List Address: [email protected] >> Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > _______________________________________________ > List Name: Callers mailing list > List Address: [email protected] > Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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