Klarinet Archive - Posting 000729.txt from 2002/11

From: "Joseph Wakeling" <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Dark Sound - Inappropriate language
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:59:17 -0500

> My, my my. In your opinion it would be
> perfectly proper for me to grossly insult
> the British, French, German, Dutch,
> Belgian, Italian, Greek, Scotch, Irish on
> and on ad infinitum. If it is alright for
> Tony Pay to use this List to hatefully
> insult America and all Americans, then
> by your statement, we are all free to
> insult any nationality (or ethnic group)
> that we wish. ??????

No. But it might be amusing to ironically posture in the manner of one who
does have that kind of attitude. Which is what Tony was doing.

Presumably you thought the Randy Newman song "Short People" was insulting to
the vertically challenged? Or that "Rednecks" was racist?

-- Joe

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