Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucsfcgl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!adam From: adam@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Adam Janin%Kuntz) Newsgroups: net.jokes.d Subject: JAP joke complaint Message-ID: <703@ucsfcgl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 22:49:59 EST Article-I.D.: ucsfcgl.703 Posted: Thu Nov 14 22:49:59 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Nov-85 20:49:44 EST Organization: UCSF Computer Graphics Lab Lines: 14 Some people out in net land have sent me letters and posted articles (to net.jokes rather than net.jokes.d, where they belong) complaining about some of the jokes I posted. I am sorry that these people feel that way. However, I clearly marked them as possibly offensive. If people are easily offended, they should not read articles so marked. Also, it is my feeling that ANY joke could be taken to be offensive by SOMEONE, albeit some of the JAP jokes were in bad taste. Furthermore, I was collecting jokes people sent to me. Unlike some people, I feel that censorship of any sort is wrong. I felt compelled to include all jokes that people sent to me. Adam Janin adam@ucsfcgl or janin@cit-vax P.S. I'm still collecting, if anyone has more...