From: utzoo!decvax!wivax!linus!genrad!wjh12!foxvax1!brunix!rayssd!hxe Newsgroups: net.cycle Title: Re: small comment on language Article-I.D.: rayssd.1086 Posted: Wed Apr 20 11:13:42 1983 Received: Mon Apr 25 20:12:06 1983 References: hogpc.136 Reference: The article that was pro-Harley/America/Standard of Living In addition to "jap" you used "rice-cycle." That may be clever, but I have to agree that it gives the impression of a close-minded bigot. Your ideas might be sound (although I, personally, don't agree with them) but your delivery negates any positive effect they may have. Obviously, issue is an emotional one for you, but gentle persuasion has always worked better than hard-hitting cliches.