Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 14:27:24 11/23/00
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On November 23, 2000 at 11:50:06, Ratko V Tomic wrote: >>This exact same metaphor came up a couple of years ago. It was >>used by Odell Hall, as he explains in a post further down. In >>the course of the discussion that emerged, one poster said that >>he personally objected to the use of the metaphor because it had >>unpleasant associations for him; indeed he had in the past even >>gone as far as to change his name because of problems with his >>step-father. > >So, for example, one should never say anything which implies car accidents, job >loss, or bizillions other things for which someone may have "unpleasant >associations." I have "unpleasant associations" any time I turn on TV news, so >when at it, let's shut them up, too? Having lived in a communist country once, I >also have lots of "unpleasant associations" any time I hear calls for censorship >in here. Why not shut them up, as well? I think we all draw lines as to what we personally think is unacceptable. I think that if someone (eg me) thinks that the "red-headed stepchild" comment is on the "wrong" side of the line, it is not for anyone else (eg you) to say that they are PC/communist/stalinist thought police. If you think that it's OK to say something in a header, you can simply say that in your opinion it's OK. You don't need to accuse others of caring what you think. Andrew
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