Sorry, no: I was not implying you, PG. I was bringing back to mind that other people on that thread assumed that autocorrect or mistyping could never create such a error.
I am kicking myself that I didn't make that clearer. Apologies. On Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 11:11 PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > I did not remember that thread. Did I post that I would not believe it was > a typo? That would be surprising to me, both because I make so many typos > of various kinds myself, and typically extend as much grace as possible, > knowing how much I am in need of, and because I don’t remember the thread, > but I suppose anything is possible - it’s been a chaotic month. > > Still not quite seeing the application To my post though. My typo was > “Jews”, which is not after all a derogatory word, though of course could be > intended in a derogatory way depending on context. But not sure how > anything about the context of what I wrote could be honestly interpreted as > making a derogatory comment about Jewish people. The sentence as written is > not derogatory as much as meaningless, unless readers thought I was > criticizing Snyder for pressuring cheerleaders into making lewd videos on > JSwipe. > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 4:51 AM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Anyone else remember a thread around here >> <https://groups.google.com/g/tvornottv/c/383AjZfr-ss> about a week or >> two ago that I swore up and down was absolutely an autocorrect issue and a >> few people refused to believe that autocorrect would do that? >> >> On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 8:27 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> The “typo” referred to below is mine. I do apologize for this, As for >>> all my many spelling mistakes on this list over the years. This is not >>> strictly a typographical error, in the sense of hitting wrong keys, but a >>> failure to notice and repair an auto correct. The burden to fix it was mine >>> of course, though I think it would be relatively easy to figure out the >>> intended word from reading the linked article (“lewd” videos, the word lewd >>> lifted from the article). >>> >>> I in turn am not sure in what context such a mistake would not only be >>> assumed to be anti-Semitic, but not believed to be anything but even when >>> explained. Is there a perception here that I have pre-dispositions in that >>> direction? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 3:46 AM JW <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> > >>>> >>>> being asked to make Jews videos for >>>> > Snyder’s private pleasure >>>> >>> >>> >>>> This is a typo, but I can't figure out what the word's supposed to be. >>>> (And, in a different environment, there would be people who wouldn't accept >>>> that it's a typo. >>>> >>> -- >>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYK-Lhsusc1-BXF7KEu_pcP529cqgj906Ny3fNbYAZGYDg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYK-Lhsusc1-BXF7KEu_pcP529cqgj906Ny3fNbYAZGYDg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BdfcK8PQ_jCCxAWGPUvEeL1UOZk%3D5uCpq-rR1AuymzFJA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BdfcK8PQ_jCCxAWGPUvEeL1UOZk%3D5uCpq-rR1AuymzFJA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJHQJaMfR-kwZLiMimpTObTX3WJZevWm%3DSU2bJ9fC8FmA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJHQJaMfR-kwZLiMimpTObTX3WJZevWm%3DSU2bJ9fC8FmA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BeJVP8uA_8PVobn%2BL5Lt4x_%3DEkW-Q_fBs24jbFK999mWw%40mail.gmail.com.
