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Subject:RE: Re- Do I have a right to feel POed?? From:Goober <techcommgoober -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 26 Aug 2002 09:34:38 -0700 (PDT)
I don't know what's worse... Making a possible albeit
accidental inflammatory remark in a public forum,
calling someone on it in a public forum, or going off
on the reply in a public forum.
Please remember to take it off-line and spare the
thousands of others on the list the details of your
political orientation.
Just a suggestion.
- Goober
--- One Whirler wrote:
> Good grief -- talk about another example of the
> whining Politically Correct
> Left coming out to save the planet from offense. I
> find PC commentary like
> the following just passive-aggressive bigotry.
> -----Original Message-----
> I just have to take you to task on your comment:
> <snip>
> Sheesh! I'm pregnant, not disabled! (*Absolutely no
> offense intended to
> disabled people!*)
> <snip>
> You can't make a blanket statement like that and
> then expect people to
> accept it as OK simply because you place a
> contradictory apology after it
> Of course I take offense at your comment. It is
> offensive and blatantly so.
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