From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdcattb!wa146
Newsgroups: net.singles
Title: Why Pawing
Article-I.D.: sdcattb.2597
Posted: Wed Apr 27 22:32:11 1983
Received: Sat Apr 30 08:00:14 1983


	After thinking about my 'Pawing' letter, I now realize why I have
gotten so many flames.  When I used the word 'pawing,' the image that came
to mind was this: two junior high students fumbling behind the gym at school.
Most would probably agree that this is hardly pornographic or offensive.  The
uncoordination of thirteen year olds was the funny image I was trying to get
across with a word like 'pawing.'  I could have used 'mittens.'
	If anyone saw anything disgusting or pornographic in my word usage,
then this is solely because they have pornographic and disgusting minds.  If
I say 'bagel' and you have multiple orgasms, don't blame me.  I won't attack
a girl for fear of offending her, but not saying 'pawing' in a article is
going too far.  I can't spend the rest of my waking life thinking of ways not
to offend strange cases.

						Brian Sutin