Dear Mike -- I love this list.....Thank you for the courtesy. A gentlemen and a scholar y'are matey!!.
What a great point....I stand corrected... People of Color is widely accepted when referring to any non-caucasion person or group--(but again we are suggesting that causians are uncolored) I think we should call caucasians "Pinkies"-- Ha Ha just kidding folks. You see I have a sense of humor. On the serious side Black, African American or People of Color is perfectly acceptable to me. THANX to all who e-mailed me to offer kind words--there are some great folks on this list. Gladys P.S. Mariano I'm not even pissed with you. On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 13:18:53 +0000 "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]> writes: > Hello Gladys. Glad you're still with us! > > > Let me tell you why I love the Silver List. It is . a place I > can > > express my views (or read others) without being called a health > nut, > > or just a nut, etc. This is a prejudice we have probably all > faced > > because we don't just accept. > > Given both my "unconventional" politics and my interest in > alt-health, > I feel this acutely. I feel closer to folks I've worked on political > > campaigns with, and to many of you, than I do to members of my > extended family. They are mostly a strange breed of passive, > incurious > folk, determined to shield their eyes from anything unsettling. > > > I commented because "crash landing" offended me on several levels. > > > Some people understood, some over analyzed, some objected to my > > taking offense. > > It was offensive, on several levels, and I've suggested to Mariano > he > not repeat the mistake. > > > My point? There is a time and place for every thing-even racist > > views. > > Agreed. I ask that humor and other OT chit-chat be appropriate to > the > audience -- the diverse membership of this list. That precludes > many things that are likely to be offensive. > > But I also need you all to be as thick-skinned as possible, and be > gentle in any attempt to correct one another, lest everybody be so > fearful of saying anything wrong that it stifles discussion. > Mistakes > will happen. I ask you to work together *anyway.* > > You are all my guests here. You are admitted and remain here at my > discretion, as list owner, and are expected to behave by whatever > standards I set, including courtesy toward all my other guests *and* > > reasonable tolerance of others' foibles and gaffes -- not to mention > > my own! > > > I do come to the Silver List because I like what is being said and > I > > don't want that to change... > > Thank you. > > > P.S. Calling ONLY Black or African American people > > "colored" is just as offensive as "darkie" or "coon". No > > one is colorless, WE are therefore ALL colored. > > Is the currently popular phrase "people of color", applied > collectively > to non-whites, appropriate, in your opinion? And the terms "black" > or > "African American" still suitable when speaking specifically of that > > group? > > > P.P.S. Thank you to all who prayed for my son, that was also > > off-topic, but an emergency. It all ended well and he is OK. > Prayer > > works. If anyone ever needs me to return the favor--just e-mail > me > > privately. > > That's good to know, ma'am. God Bless! > > Be well, > > Mike D. > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [[email protected] ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal > silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: > http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
