Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 03:49:54 06/30/03
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On June 30, 2003 at 00:52:40, Mr j smith wrote: >On June 29, 2003 at 21:42:06, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: > >>On June 29, 2003 at 19:59:31, Mr j smith wrote: >> >>>Shredder 7.04 seems to be manhandling its opponents (in particular Ruffian)like >>>red headed stepchildren. >> >> >>We've already had a bit of brabble over this particular expression. I think >>that you are out for some new verbal skirmish and further waste of bandwidth. >>Please think about what you are doing by using such incendiary phrases which >>are, by the way, senseless and trollish. >> >>Moderators, please, do something about this posting. Rather typical of a person >>I got to know (unfortunately) when I was a moderator some years ago. So much so >>that I believe the chap to be the same one in a different guise. >> >> >>Rgds, >> >>Djordje > > >First of all, my statement is factually correct; shredder 7.04 is having its way >with ruffian. > >Secondly,the expression I used comes from 19th century British/American >vernacular. > > >"A stepchild might be singled out for abuse. But a red-headed stepchild (who >presumably looks like his or her absent birth-parent) might be abused even more >because he or she is so obviously different from the other children. " > > >http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/bulletin_board/5/messages/1262.html > > > I am certain that you are not American, therefore I will, in a gesture of >Christian good will, forgive you for your rudeness in infering what I did not >imply. Mr smith, I had no quarrel with the factual part of your post. My remark dealt with the offensive and derogatory connotation you assigned to red-headed stepchildren. I find this sort of discrimination abusive and offending when employed in a publich forum, despite its long-standing use in the English language. As for the phrase itself, thank you, I had been acquainted with its origins without your pointing it out to me. Besides,as an ex-moderator, I found out that many readers of the forum felt uneasy with this particular expression. This explanation was my gesture of Christian good will. Djordje
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