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From: kmtureski@watmath.UUCP (Kevin Tureski)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: Offensive to queers
Message-ID: <5635@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 11-Aug-83 22:24:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: watmath.5635
Posted: Thu Aug 11 22:24:51 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 12-Aug-83 06:02:05 EDT
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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     I have been told about fifty times now  that  I  should
     have  rotated  that  message  before  sending it, and I
     grant that this is true and  was  an  oversight  on  my
     part.  I  have also been called every name in the book,
     so don't bother calling me any more; my mail really  is
     going to /dev/null this time.

     What is interesting to me is the reaction that a slight
     against  the  gay population can evoke. If I may assume
     that those most upset by my  comments  are  gay  (there
     were  a  few  comments  from those who are not and were
     offended anyway) then  they  are  an  interesting  lot,
     unlike those that I know personally (a relatively small
     sample). Most of the comments are terse, and indicative
     of a restricted perception no less bigoted than my com-
     ments.  A psychologist could have a field day analysing
     some  of  the  mail I have received. I really wonder if
     slights against blacks, jews, wasps  ...  whatever  are
     taken as seriously; it seems not.  As for what I assume
     everyone is so pissed off at, (the bit  about  'flaming
     faggots'), I included that because of its half dozen or
     so connotations, and not too offend everyone who  reads
     net.jokes. So to those I unduly offended, my apologies.
     To those whom I didn't offend I need say nothing  more.
     To  those  that  flamed back, judging from your replies
     you deserved to be offended, so f.o.a.d.

     kmtureski@watmath will no longer exist after Aug 15, so
     don't burn your fingers flaming at me.