--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Second time now Barry has broken his latest vow to > ignore me. >
Who gives a shit, can't you JUST STOP SNIPING? This is the worst behavior from an adult I believe I have ever seen. It's about equal to to little kids who just can't stop no matter what. > The basic issue is the > > caste system. The original article just DEVASTATED > > the concept of the caste system, rather effectively. > > > > So what happened? A few people tried (successfully) > > to DIVERT attention away from the real subject of > > the parody -- the caste system and its indefensible > > evils -- and get people to focus on whether the > > style of the humor was socially acceptable. > > Or: That we all think the caste system is indefensible > is a given, no debate necessary. > > > As far as I can tell, these attempts WORKED. In the > > posts that I can see, only Shemp kept trying to come > > back to the real subject -- the caste system and how > > much of an affront to humanity it is. > > Anybody here *not* agree that the caste system is an > affront to humanity? If so, I'll be *delighted* to > debate them on that point. > > > Other folks > > got lured into the DIVERSION, and got lured into > > arguing with people who were (essentially) trying > > to dictate to them what is permissible as humor and > > what is not. > > See, TMers (particularly me), according to Barry, are > not allowed to express a personal opinion on ANYTHING. > If they do, they are ipso facto attempting to dictate > to others whatever that opinion advocates. > > > Lesson to be learned from all this: whenever someone > > reacts to a joke by trying to say that the humor in > > the joke is politically incorrect or racist or > > demeaning, LOOK CLOSER. > > Right, it actually may *be* racist or demeaning. > > > Chances are that this is a tactic, a DISTRACTION, > > meant to divert attention from the thing that the > > joke made people laugh at, and see a new side of. > > No, Barry, sorry, but you're once again taking your > own bilious paranoid fantasies for reality. > > > > > > > Kudos to Shemp for being the only one to be able > > to stick to the subject... > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
