> -----Original Message----- > From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 8:55 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Reason 49er why athletes should stay on the > field and away from the microphone... > > > Brian, > Good to hear that there was actually a complaint (in which > case I completely agree with your actions). > > But, I disagree that there is no way in which slurs can be > used in "non-offensive" ways. Many people in targeted groups > have "re-appropriated" such terms and use them as a way to > empower themselves. Now, that doesn't make it okay for > someone outside the target group to use the word. But, some > target groups are pretty invisible, and it can be difficult > to know if someone is using a word "from within" or "from > without." Not that I think I'd go around using slurs in the > workplace, in either case. But, if I were in a target group > that had reappropriated a word, I certainly wouldn't want > anyone telling me that I couldn't use it. > > Deanna Schneider > Interactive Media Developer > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Personally I agree with you - but if your workplace rules demanded that you did use such terms then you would have to abide by them or risk being fired - target group or not. You may not like it, but when working for a company you abide my the rules of behavior. Socially I think that you're comments are more appropriate. Being a heterosexual whose spent a lot of time in the gay community I understand the unspoken rules completely completely. But the workplace is a different story. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
