if by sir and ma'am you mean ass hole and bitch, then yes. At 10:38 AM 10/5/2001 -0400, you wrote: >I remember back in the day (1980's) when I was in middle/high school and >we would respond to our teachers with sir/ma'am. And this was in public >school (Comfort, Texas), mind you. We didn't do this because we had to, >we did it out of respect. Do kids still do this in school? I don't have >any kids (that I know of), so I'm kinda out of the loop with that stuff. > >Mark > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 2:42 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Dark Humour > > >Just trying to be considerate of the women on the list. Most women I >know >don't particularly like those words. BTW, being conservative has >nothing >really to do with it. It's being raised in the manner in which I was >raised >(very Irish Catholic). People in my office kinda make fun of me because >I >call everyone sir/ma'am. It had its upsides though. I can drink like a >fish! :) > >Respectfully, > >Michael >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Benjamin Falloon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 1:22 PM >Subject: Re: Dark Humour > > > > > There's a stereotype about African-American males and the size of > > > their...uh...unit? Doubt that would be considered negative ;) > > > > we know your conservative, but don't we afraid to say it...half of us >have > > one, even if a lot of us don't want to be reminded ;-) > > > > Dick. Penis. Cock whatever ;-P > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 4:11 AM > > Subject: Re: Dark Humour > > > > > > > > I'm not sure there is anything positive about a > > > > stereotype in general, so isn't a 'negative stereotype' an >tautology? > > > > > > There's a stereotype about African-American males and the size of > > > their...uh...unit? Doubt that would be considered negative ;) > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Benjamin Falloon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 12:31 PM > > > Subject: Re: Dark Humour > > > > > > > > > > I miss the 'oklahoma' nuances... guess you have to be american to > > > understand > > > > that, but > > > > in terms of stereotypes, I'm not sure there is anything positive >about >a > > > > stereotype in general, so isn't a 'negative stereotype' an >tautology? > > > > > > > > Then again, maybe it's not so bad because there are people out >there > > that > > > > have an ignorant attitude (expressed in this 'sterotype') and >what's > > the > > > > harm in poking fun at the sterotype... isn't that what the >statement > > does > > > as > > > > well as it's obvious interpretation? > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 2:49 AM > > > > Subject: Re: Dark Humour > > > > > > > > > > > > > Come off of what? I think that its wrong to use negative >stereotypes > > on > > > > any > > > > > group of people. What's wrong with that? I don't condone it. >You > > > may, > > > > > but I don't. I think that a lot of George Carlin jokes are >really > > > funny, > > > > > but some do cross the line. I wouldn't say that would embody >George > > > > Carlin's > > > > > act though. Same with SNL. But SNL even knows where to draw the >line. > > > > > Lorne Michaels said that any jokes related to the events of 9/11 >will > > > most > > > > > likely be targeted toward the media. He said that there's just >not > > > really > > > > > anything funny about what happened. I think Chris Rock is a >riot, >but > > I > > > > > don't particularly care for some of his standup routine either >because > > > > it's > > > > > all about black and white stereotypes. I do appreciate that a >lot >of > > > his > > > > > humor on that front is intended to point out the absurdity of it >all, > > > > which > > > > > has value. Same with Carlin. But, in this case, it was just a >rip >on > > > > > people from Oklahoma City. That doesn't have value. > > > > > > > > > > > Because it's people from Oklahoma there's something wrong with >it > > now? > > > > > > > > > > Not just now. Always. > > > > > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Angel Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 10:17 AM > > > > > Subject: RE: Dark Humour > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh come off it. > > > > > > Saturday Night Live does it every saturday night, as do >several > > > > comedians > > > > > worldwide. > > > > > > You don't find George Carlin funny? > > > > > > > > > > > > You've never looked at Saturday Night Live where they make fun >of > > > people > > > > > with their Satire? > > > > > > Because it's people from Oklahoma there's something wrong with >it > > now? > > > > > > > > > > > > -Gel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't think using negative stereotypes to describe a group >of > > people > > > > (in > > > > > > this case, people from Oklahoma City) is ever in good taste. >You > > may > > > > > think > > > > > > otherwise, but I don't. > > > > > > > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
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