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From: mikej@cpmain.UUCP (Michael R. Johnston)
Newsgroups: news.misc,rec.humor.d,news.groups
Subject: Re: moderator recall (was Re: RACIST JOKES)
Message-ID: <336@cpmain.UUCP>
Date: 25 Nov 88 06:08:56 GMT
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Reply-To: mikej@cpmain.UUCP (Michael Johnston)
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I think that this recall business has gone far enough. I would just like to 
add a few points to the issue.

First off no one is REQUIRED to read the offensive postings much less the
group itself. If one doesn't like the group and has sufficient priveledges to
do so, one can simply rmgroup it from the system. Barring that you could
unsubscribe to the group. Of course you have to press and entire KEY to  do
that in rn...

Barring the above if you should by chance find yourself FORCED to read this
newsgroup I would think that the words "Offensive to [ethnic]" would
be sufficient warning not to read it if these types of jokes get a rise out
of you.

I consider what Mr. Templeton does to be a service to the community at large.
I saves me the work of having to wade through rec.humor with all its followups
etc. Again though let us reconsider what he does: He is simply the moderator.
He doesn't write these jokes. His tastes are his and his alone. No one can 
truly say what will or will not offend certain people. Normally, jokes that
he deems offensive are ROT13 however this one seems to have slipped through.
A point he has already apologized for.

I must admit I find many ethnic jokes funny although some DO ( and have)
insulted my heritage. The point here is that these are JUST JOKES! Just 
because the moderator thinks it is funny doesn't make him a rascist. I found
that one funny myself. Am I a rascist? Of course you can't answer that because
you don't know me. 

So, if I find that joke funny as did Mr. Templeton did, how can you say that
he is a rascist and I am not? 

In conclusion , lets not go on a witch hunt. There are more constructive
problems that you can direct your attention to. 

ethnic_joke != rascist_person

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                Michael R. Johnston - @NET: mikej@cpmain.uucp
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