Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site gatech.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!clyde!akgua!emory!gatech!brat From: brat@gatech.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: BLKTRAN (offensive to blacks) Message-ID: <1621@gatech.UUCP> Date: Tue, 18-Oct-83 09:47:01 EDT Article-I.D.: gatech.1621 Posted: Tue Oct 18 09:47:01 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 19-Oct-83 23:05:29 EDT References: <129@shell.UUCP>, <207@orca.UUCP> Organization: Georgia Tech School of ICS, Atlanta Lines: 11 What do you mean, offensive? It's not offensive, it's funny. The Negro dialect is definitely existent, and mockery thereof is no more offensive than mockery of any single mannerism which is obviously exhibited. Relax.. Steven -- Steven L. Goldberg CSNet: Brat @ GaTech ARPA: Brat.GaTech @ UDel-Relay uucp: ...!{sb1,allegra,ut-ngp}!gatech!Brat ...!duke!mcnc!msdc!gatech!Brat