Author: Mr j smith
Date: 10:31:32 06/30/03
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On June 30, 2003 at 06:49:54, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >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 Do you seriously mean to suggest that the red headed stepchildren of the world (do you represent them, or are you a member of such an organization) are offended by that expression?? You have to be joking; please say you are joking. To seriously be offended by that statement suggests an unhealthy deficiency in both humor and common sense. I refuse to believe that polictical correctness has risen to the level of obliterating all levels of common sense.
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