Bob Blakely wrote:
> Perhaps, but I don't believe it. The French continually discriminated
> against me when I was young, and in these last years against my Dad and also
> my Mom for being with my Dad. They were effectively driven from their
> ancestral home in Quebec by the French. The speech and the manner of speech
> is the same and very familiar the hate that seethes beneath it is evident to
> me.
The francophones of Quebec aren't "French", they are Quebecois. Calling them
French is the same as calling anglophones of the US, Canada, Australia or any
other country "English". I lived in Quebec (Montreal) for about 20 years, and
while there are some who dislike anglophones, they are (in my experience) in the
minority. Unfortunately, they happen to be a very vocal and obnoxious
minorety. There are a significant minority of anglophones there who are bigoted
against francophones, so it goes both ways. There are (unfortunately) bigots
everywhere. I'm sorry that you and your family were persecuted, but I don't
think it's fair to paint francophones everywhere with the same broad brush.
As you may be able to tell from my surname, I come from a French Canadian
background (Acadian, actually), althought I don't speak much French
(unfortunately). My ancestors from the Magdellan Islands and Cape Breton surely
weren't responsable for your family's hardships, yet you paint all francophones
with the same brush, which I find, quite frankly, disturbing, and which I happen
to take somewhat personally.
>
>
> I have developed an unique and distinct distaste for it.
>
> Further, "you are ignorant" is NOT name calling. Ignorant is not a noun. It
> is an adjective. The statement is my judgement concerning the state of
> Jody's knowledge, not her character or her abilities. If I wished to engage
> in name calling I would have referred to her as an ignoramus. It is
> certainly better than assuming that she is stupid and bigoted.
Perhaps, but in your next post, you called her an "idiot". That certainly
refers to her abilities, and certainly falls into the category of "name
calling".
>
>
> I have not been "diplomatic" concerning this (or any other post). In this
> matter and others, you get to know the truth concerning what I feel and
> think.
I merely thought that one can be "undiplomatic" and honest, without being
insulting and personal, that's all.
>
>
> If you prefer the lie, either the one you let stand or platitudes of false
> agreement, then... that is interesting.
I know I'm going to regret asking this, but exactly what "lie" are you referring
to? I wasn't aware that I was letting one stand.
regards,
frank
--
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true." -J. Robert
Oppenheimer
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