Marine; soldier = 'naval seaman'; his-story = 'history focused on men'; etc.

[Wilson Gray]

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Dave Wilton <dave at wilton.net> quoted:

> "In general, 'Negroes' are ... destined to die very early."


Perhaps what I've been accustomed to refer to as _Pryor's Law_, WRT
the entertainment media,

"The nigger gets killed."

should be renamed to _Michener's Observation_, WRT reality. or some such.

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-Wilson
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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"––a strange complaint to
come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
–Mark Twain

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