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"bewtifulfreak" wrote in message ... neza wrote: "Agua Girl" wrote in message et... Right Molly...it's EVERYONE else who has the problem..not you. You used nationality as a slur. It's not a big leap to assume you have an issue with that nationality. It's the same as calling someone a "stupid Mexican". It shows ignorance and hatred.....another way wars are started. Maybe you didn't mean to put down Americans as a whole but when you did. I agree wholeheartedly. Whether or not you meant it just towards one person, when you include someone's nationality in an insult, that infers that the nationality is part of the insult. Otherwise, why not just call the person a gob****e and be done with it? Not that I think insults should be flung around newsgroups in the case of disagreement anyway, but I'm sadly in the minority on that one. Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak I hope you're not in the minority. Name-calling simply cuts off rational dialogue -- and usually reflects badly on the person hurling the ephithet instead of the intended target. MaryL |
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MaryL wrote:
"bewtifulfreak" wrote in message Not that I think insults should be flung around newsgroups in the case of disagreement anyway, but I'm sadly in the minority on that one. I hope you're not in the minority. Name-calling simply cuts off rational dialogue -- and usually reflects badly on the person hurling the ephithet instead of the intended target. Well, thankfully, I'm not in the minority on some of these groups; most of the posts I've come across from cat folks have been really friendly and polite, even when disagreements occur (with ocassional exceptions, of course). But I know that's not always the case on Usenet in general, though I believe you're absolutely spot on in your observations about name-calling. Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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MaryL wrote:
"bewtifulfreak" wrote in message Not that I think insults should be flung around newsgroups in the case of disagreement anyway, but I'm sadly in the minority on that one. I hope you're not in the minority. Name-calling simply cuts off rational dialogue -- and usually reflects badly on the person hurling the ephithet instead of the intended target. Well, thankfully, I'm not in the minority on some of these groups; most of the posts I've come across from cat folks have been really friendly and polite, even when disagreements occur (with ocassional exceptions, of course). But I know that's not always the case on Usenet in general, though I believe you're absolutely spot on in your observations about name-calling. Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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