Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucsfcca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!ucsfcca!dick From: dick@ucsfcca.UUCP (Dick Karpinski) Newsgroups: net.women,net.singles Subject: Re: Racism, Sexism, Etc Message-ID: <448@ucsfcca.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 22:27:27 EST Article-I.D.: ucsfcca.448 Posted: Mon Mar 10 22:27:27 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Mar-86 03:39:09 EST References: <11785@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <660@rti-sel.UUCP> Reply-To: dick@ucsfcca.UUCP (Dick Karpinski) Organization: UCSF Computer Center Lines: 18 Xref: watmath net.women:9679 net.singles:10891 Summary: Elevate the Ugly American! In article <1189@alvin.mcnc.UUCP> omo@mcnc.UUCP writes: >as the real basis for racism, sexism, Ugly Americanism, prejudice, etc Not to flame, but those who read "The Ugly American" should realize that far from a slur, the title was merely the identifying feature of the respected man under discussion. It was a long time ago, for me, but the thing I remember about him was that he was the one who could hear a disagreement from a local and be persuaded! He was honored because he held others in high regard. He should be emulated rather than despised. dick -- Dick Karpinski Manager of Unix Services, UCSF Computer Center UUCP: ...!ucbvax!ucsfcgl!cca.ucsf!dick (415) 476-4529 (12-7) BITNET: dick@ucsfcca Compuserve: 70215,1277 Telemail: RKarpinski USPS: U-76 UCSF, San Francisco, CA 94143