On Oct 23, 2010, at 8:58 AM, William Robb wrote: > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "frank theriault" > Subject: Re: OT: new camera > > > >> IMHO there's no place for bigotry on this list - or anywhere else. > > Show me where anything in that sentence isn't true Frank? > You may not like the choice of terminology, but it doesn't indicate bigotry, > only contempt, which is not the same thing.
Godfrey may be pompous and a twit, but those are hardly rare traits for anyone on this list, as I'm about to demonstrate. And while being a faggot is nowhere near as bad as shooting Canon, the word carries a lot of negative emotional loading, especially in this context, and with these words, context is everything. For example, last month I picked up a friend at the airport, and Candice greeted me with "Yo, niggah!". When a black woman calls a white jewish man, who is a close friend "niggah", she gets a laugh and a hug. If, on the other hand, I were to go to downtown Oakland and greet someone I didn't know with that exact phrase, the reception would not be nearly as warm and friendly. I know that you're a nice guy Bill, and not the sort of bigoted asshole that the phrase made you seem, and if you are a bigoted asshole, I'd rather maintain the illusion that my friends aren't. And, while we're on the subject, I will point out that Godfrey is not blameless either, because he did indeed bait you, provoking you into seeming the asshole. Besides, "pompous twit faggot"? Are you in third grade? I've seen better taunts from 10 year olds. Use some creativity man. Say that Godfrey is such a flaming gasbag that he makes the Hindenburg look like someone farting on a lit match. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
