Request for member withdrawal

[Bill Palmer]

Hey!  Why all the piling on?

Tom's comments reflect Tom's views. How could they possibly degrade anyone
else? Is this the PC which everyone (except university professors) seems to
be so upset about?

Bill Palmer

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jocelyn Limpert" <jocelyn.limpert at GMAIL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: Request for member withdrawal


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> I support both Judy and Benjamin. I have found Tom Z's comments to be very
> inappropriate.
>
> Jocelyn Limpert
> Washington, DC
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> On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Benjamin Barrett
> <gogaku at ix.netcom.com>wrote:
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>> Poster:       Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>
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>> I second this call.
>>
>> Benjamin Barrett
>> Seattle, WA
>>
>> On Jan 19, 2010, at 7:31 PM, Judy Prince wrote:
>>
>> > Sali's being infinitely patient and courteous, Tom.
>> >
>> > I agree with his last sentence to you:  "I think it's pretty
>> > insensitive
>> and
>> > colonial of you to be so stubborn on a subject matter that everybody
>> > has
>> > politely proved you to be mistaken."
>> >
>> > You go beyond insensitivity.
>> >
>> > Your obvious, extreme, persistent racism is not appropriate for this
>> public
>> > list.  You degrade me, my family, my friends, my colleagues, and these
>> > listmembers with what you seem to regard as humorous jibes at blacks.
>> > My
>> > view is that you are an incorrigible racist.
>> >
>> > I call for the listmanager to ask for your withdrawing from the list,
>> > and
>> if
>> > you do not withdraw, then I will expect the listmanager to withdraw
>> > you.
>> >
>> > Judy
>> >
>> >
>> > 2010/1/19 Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com>
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Put together you got watu-eusi or in short watusi?  ~waattuesee
>> >> This is the name of a tall slender African tribe, an African
>> >> long-horned
>> >> cow, and a dance in the 60's.
>> >> I think we can watusi off as a nice name for black people.  Watusi's
>> >> the
>> >> dance made for romance.
>> >>
>> >>
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