Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!mit-eddie!lkk From: lkk@mit-eddie.UUCP (Larry Kolodney) Newsgroups: net.jokes.d Subject: Re: More on offensiveness Message-ID: <900@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Tue, 8-Nov-83 19:17:29 EST Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.900 Posted: Tue Nov 8 19:17:29 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 9-Nov-83 01:36:02 EST References: <3744@rochester.UUCP> Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 24 From: Mike Ciaraldi I assume what he meant was that those who are anti-gay are trying to suppress gay feelings within themselves. (actually, there are several things that psychiatrists say about this, but I think this is the one he meant). Taking that to its logical conclusion, does that mean people who speak out against offensive jokes are themselves offensive, or harbor secret desires to offend people? I think in some sense, this is correct, but that doesn't make it hypocritical. We all have within us the roots of intolerance, coming from the natural human fear of the unknown. Being tolerant of others requires a concerted effort to ignore those base implulses, and force yourself to follow the dictates of logic, namely that racism is destructive. Eventually, this internal censoring may become subliminated, but the urges still exist. -- Larry Kolodney (The Devil's Advocate) (USE) ..decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!lkk (ARPA) lkk@mit-ml