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From: dougm@uport.UUCP (Doug Moran)
Newsgroups: news.misc,soc.culture.jewish
Subject: Re: Censorship and Re: RACIST JOKES
Summary: Offensesitivity
Keywords: enough already!
Message-ID: <262@uport.UUCP>
Date: 21 Nov 88 22:03:01 GMT
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Reply-To: dougm@uport.UUCP (Doug Moran)
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I haven't seen something get so out of hand in a long time.
I think that it's funny that:

1) I have only seen two *anti* post people, but a large number of
*pro* post people.
2) No enraged Scots have charged into the fray.  And don't go
telling me that Celts are less short tempered than Jews; I
*am* a Celt.  Maybe Celts are more used to laughing at themselves.
Who knows?
3) JEDR wanted to "take action" first, and ask questions later.
He reminds me of George Bush: first, the savage attacts; then,
the kinder and gentler usenet.

For the record:
1) I have a *lot* of Jewish friends.  Santa Cruz has a very large
Jewish community.  I just broke up with a Jewish woman, and am
dating a different Jewish woman (on and off).
2) I think JEDR is being a dweeb.  Don't talk to Brad personally,
threaten him.  Good idea.  That'll get him on your side.  Let me
see if I can find a stone for you.
3) I think Nancy (? the woman arguing against the post.  My apologies
if I mis-remembered the name) is being much more reasonable.
I don't necessarily agree with her, but at least she's being
reasonable.
4) Finally, I think everybody's probably said all the constructive
things that can be said.  I don't harbor any illusions that *my*
thoughts will stem the tide of vitriol, however.

There.  Blaze away.

Doug Moran @ amdcad!uport!dougm