I'm certainly well aware of issues that confront those people you listed and 
others.  

I'm hoping you'll share your homework with us off line as you suggested.

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> On Mar 29, 2018, at 6:36 PM, Ron Blechner <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks. 
> 
> I'm really not the person ultimately who should be listened to. Marginalized 
> dancers are the people we all should be listening to. Folks who are LGBTQ, 
> people of color, people with disabilities, Romany, etc. I've done my 
> homework, and I've made my choices about what to support. 
> 
> Ron
> 
>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 5:14 PM Tom Hinds <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Ron I apologize for saying that.  It was not necessary.
>> 
>> If you'll still speak to me i want you to know that Donna has said exactly 
>> what I was thinking.  So I would be interested in seeing what you have to 
>> say.
>> 
>> Tom
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Mar 29, 2018, at 3:01 PM, Ron Blechner via Callers 
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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