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From: ec120bgt@sdcc3.UUCP (ANDREW VARE)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: \"Implicitly racist language\"
Message-ID: <2842@sdcc3.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-May-85 13:25:06 EDT
Article-I.D.: sdcc3.2842
Posted: Mon May 13 13:25:06 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 16-May-85 06:49:28 EDT
References: <2039@decwrl.UUCP> <569@mnetor.UUCP> <57@uw-june>
Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center
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In article <57@uw-june>, gordon@uw-june (Gordon Davisson) writes:
> In article <569@mnetor.UUCP> clewis@mnetor.UUCP (Chris Lewis) writes:
> >We'd lose the word "hooker" too - I've seen people with that last
> >name complaining.
> 
> We'd have to change 'John', too.  I've never seen anyone by that name
> complain, but it's still somewhat insulting.  And then there's 'Mark',
> and...
> 
> >If we try to purge the language of words or phrases that offend some
> >people when they use a different meaning of the word or phrase than
> >is intended, we won't have much language left, and what is left won't
> >be worth using. 
> 
> Methinks perhaps you're right.
 
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