And I amd sick of seeing things like this on _ANY_ list. You have a problem with the guy's .sig take it OFF LIST!!!
Mike Hebel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I totally understand that this iis a satire. But it is ENTIRELY in the wrong > light. There is a difference between makking a joke, and making fun of a > race, religion, or otherwise. This is infuriating to me, because while our > country strictly prohibits certain racial statements, this type of smut is... > PROMOTED? What the hell are you thinking?? > > If you want to follow that logic, then why don't we just go back to Pre MLK > days when we called black people horrible names, treated them as subhuman, > and made profit from their pain, and just excuse it as good clean fun? Of > course we won't do that, not because we've all gotten pimented skin, but > because we understand that is WRONG to denegrate people just because they're > different than us. > > Believe me, I grew up in the heart of the redneck, racist South. I have seen > more racism than you ever care to know. And that is why I hate it. You > cannot denigrate another person for their beliefs or looks or life, and get > away with calling it fun, parody, or satire. It is absolutely WRONG. There is > no excuse. You may not like the President of the US, but dammit, he's our > President. You may not like Ashcroft, but he is doing a job, and unless he > breaks the law, he is the Att'y General. We do NOT need this crap for our > nation, while we're trying to win a war. > ****** > I say we start slamming all Canadians. For example, my worst business > transactions have almost all been with Canadians. They're tight-wad > snotty-nosed socialists who want me to ship a computer for free, then ask me > to lie about it to customs, so they can rob their taxes. To hell with the > Republicans--the Canadians are pig-faced fascists! Why don't we create a > website to show all those pigs from the north side of the border to be the > real jerk-off's that they are? > ****** > Ok, back to reality. yes this is way off topic.. But it is off topic for a > reason. And no I don't hate Canadians-I even have friends in Saskatoon, > Toronto, and other very cold places on the tundra. But my point is simple. > DO NOT promote racial crap, on a listserve that's not about racial crap. If > you want to promote this kind of $#!T, go find some OTHER newgroup to post it > on. But do not promote it here-It is not acceptable. > > My last comment, before I go back to Powerbooks. > David > In a message dated 7/8/02 12:52:30 PM, you wrote: > > >>Uh, Dave? >> >>This page is associated with LandoverBaptist.ORG, and is a satire - a parody >>- not meant to be taken literally. It is set up for the purpose of poking >>fun at people whose attitudes are similar to the ones portrayed. Landover >>Baptist does have a disclaimer squirreled away on their site somewhere >>specifying that it is strictly a parody/satire site. Taken in that context, >>it is a frequently hysterically funny site (the review of "The Green Mile" >>is not to be missed). >> >>Ciao, >> >>Richard > > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
