From: Woody Smith (woody_at_bitstream.net)
Date: Tue Mar 23 2004 - 14:59:38 PST
Joke or not a joke I agree that it is a negative jab at Africa and
Africans. Jokes are frequently used to make bigoted or discriminatory
comments seem more palatable.
I think that we should all speak respectably of every one with the
possible exceptions of heads of corporations and states.
Woody
On Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at 03:58 PM, Norman Palardy wrote:
>
> On Mar 23, 2004, at 2:43 PM, Ikem Nzeribe wrote:
>
> [most of an overreaction removed]
>
>> Are there any people of colour on this board?
>> And Jared: did your momma raise you to be an assh*le, or were you just
>> born that way?
>
> It was meant as a joke and not as a slight against any particular
> person or race.
>
> Your reply is way out of line with what was said.
>
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