hell, i'm so sorry! i hoped you wouldnt take that, my opinion on "PC" personally, and you did, and its my fault for venting on a pet peeve in reponse to your email. i didnt mean to insult or insinuate against you personally AT ALL. i should have been more clear in the first place that i was speaking to the "you" as in all, anyone who's reading, etc. NOT YOU personally, hell. i was not questioning the sincerity or honesty in your desire to address people with the most current, socially/personally sensitive term, i was commenting on some people's ideas of "PC". as you may already have guessed, i respect and like you very much and would feel awful if i knew that i had hurt your feelings. alison e. in nyc np: patty larkin, regrooving the dream. --- hell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First off, I agree with everything you've said, and > perhaps my choice of > expression, ie. PC, was the wrong one. Maybe I > shouldn't have said anything > at all, e I'm visiting your fair country in > a short while, I would > like to be clear on what is and is not an offensive > term. Not in terms of > labelling anyone by their colour, but more by their > culture, which I would > think is important to most people (it is to me), and > something I'm always > interested in discussing when I meet new > people/friends. > > Personally I don't give a damn whether someone is > black, white, yellow, red, > green or purple, as long as they treat me with > respect, and know that they > will receive the same in kind. I've never judged > people by their > appearances - I know only too well the hurt that > comes from people seeing > only the exterior. I'm sure there are many people I > meet that only see me > as the "fat woman" and don't bother to get to know > me as a person. Their > loss. > I could rant and rave on this subject all day, and > probably get more > emotional about it - as it is I've had to wait > several hours before posting > this much. Best I stop now, and just reiterate that > I'm not interested in > labelling anyone, but like it or not, we are all > different, and come from > different backgrounds, and I'd like to be able to > discuss that, without > causing offense with the careless use of a misplaced > word. > Hell Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
