[meteorite-list] Redneck defined, ego restrained

From: Michael Casper <Michael_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:49:00 2004
Message-ID: <001001c13dfe$975b11c0$0200a8c0_at_Domain>

yuc


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Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 11:54 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Redneck defined, ego restrained


> Greg:
>
> Your observations are noted with these comments.
>
> Redneck - "A person who advocates a provincial, conservative, often
bigoted
> sociopolitical attitude considered characteristic of a redneck."
>
> "Nigger" is an example of an "ugly epithet". I stand by my use of
"redneck"
> as appropriate for the message I wanted to convey. While most Blacks
prefer
> not to be called "niggers", many Whites proudly identify themselves as
> "Rednecks" with bumperstickers using this adjective displayed on their
> "pick-em-ups". I trust that you can differentiate the respective
perceptions
> of these two terms.
>
> Demanding an apology for public lynching of Matteo by certain listmembers
in
> the way I did was incorrect as you've noted. Matteo can demand this if he
> wants.
>
> You do agree, I'll assume, that grossly objecting ("selfish",
"un-patriotic",
> "everyone should block his mail") to Matteo for doing business while
everyone
> else is doing business is ....... Racist? Anti-Italian? Anti-USA
Patriotic?
> You fill in the blank. "Fair" is not the correct answer.
>
> My time is (as) valuable, not more so, than anyone else's. I was stating
the
> obvious. I don't know about you, but with AOL being as slow as it is
> processing mail (and processing everything else really), I review my
mailbox
> and delete the junkmail before I read the rest. With 60-100 messages a day
> this saves me about 5-10 minutes. C'mon Greg, don't you feel the same?
>
> I value your point of view and welcome your thoughtful insight so there
will
> be no honorary mail blockages for you, pal. Let's muddle through this
> together.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
>
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