Request for member withdrawal

[Jonathan Lighter]

If Tom has violated our anti-troll ground rules, that should be that.

Like the first Amendment, though, I reject censorship unless the
words threaten a lot more than feelings. Public safety, for example, or
national security. Tom doesn't have that power. I read Tom's posts as meant
to deride changes in terminological fashion and not persons - except,
perhaps, persons who are simply better informed than he is.

Use of the delete button will solve the problem. It would avoid the
precedent of making satire alone a ground for banishment. To me,
that precedent would be the far more disagreeable choice.

I'm tempted to reply to Bill's question of whether "this is...[about] PC,"
but I don't know what that means.

Sure, I know the word. I just don't know what Bill (or anybody else)
necessarily means by it.


JL


On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 5:54 AM, Bill Palmer <w_a_palmer at bellsouth.net>wrote:

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> 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?
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> Bill Palmer
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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
> >
> > 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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