>> Larry wrote: >> Try this exercise to see if you're being racist. Does the sentence parse >> accurately > >TEST: PCs w/Vista suck. They run like crap and they crash all of the time. > >agree! > >TEST2: Macs w/OS10 suck. They run like crap and they crash all of the time. > >disagree! > >:-0 > >I'm ... I'm ... a Vista bigot!
You're confusing statements of fact (ie Vista) about objects with statements of opinion and belief about a people. Stating that Vista mostly sucks is a statement of fact. Stating that Muslims cannot live in peace is a bigoted statement that borders on racism. > >Or Vista is actually crap as is the logic of your statement. Which is >actually what really sucks: politically correct bullshit that gets in >the way of facts and analysis. > >Where's Bill Cosby when you need him? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:288811 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
