On Sun, 6 Apr 1997, Nicola wrote:
> Okay, it had been a long day. Perhaps ferocious and vociferous were an
>overstatement. (And I certainly didn't
> use the expression "loudmouthed", since it didn't apply.)
> However, the use of the word "aghast" used by Sandra Krajewski struck me then and
>strikes me now as a bit
> strong for the context.
> I in no way meant to suggest that the postings to which I was responding constituted
>"some huge threat to
> civility"; I simply thought the TONE didn't give much encouragement, whatever the
>intent of the message.
> If my first posting to this list has been construed as a "mini-flame", I must
>apologise for MY tone.
> I DO stand by my comment that adapting Barbie, over time, into a more realistic
>portrayal of woman in all her
> guises, could well be a useful co-option of a damaging symbol. Does anyone out there
>see the proposed project
> in a similar way?
> Regards,
> Nicola
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
nicola, i think some people rather forget that
one can be snotty, arrogant, prejudist, ignorant, etc etc
and still be "civil". so i agree that the problem was not of
lack of civility, but of tone. and it's too bad that
"the nial" is not just a river in egypt :)
Vera
