[BLU/Officers] Racist language Re: [Discuss] free email less intrusive than google

[Jerry Feldman]

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On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 7:55 PM, John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Given that a couple weeks ago I posted a reply that the topic is unrelated
> to Linux and is therefore off-topic and not wanted on the BLU list, I agree
> that moderating MCC Bauman would be appropriate.
>
> Jerry, can you take care of this?
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> (Officers only)
>>
>> I call for
>>  * immediate moderation of this MCC Bauman, no first name given, and
>>  * do not approve any message that is not an apology/retraction.
>> // Bill
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 6:58 AM, Bouman MC <boumanmcc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why would anyone think of this phrase in
>>>> racist terms?
>>>
>>>
>>> ​If that is an honest question in search of enlightenment,
>>> if you truly want to find out why some folks find a 19th century
>>> diminutive adjective to be racist and offensive,
>>> Check the term on Urban Dictionary.
>>>
>>> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cotton+Pickin&defid=6916831
>>> Google is your friend*: 'is cotton-pickin racist'
>>>    https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%27is+cotton-pickin+racist%27&t=canonical
>>>
>>> http://racerelations.about.com/od/diversitymatters/a/Five-Terms-You-Might-Not-Know-Are-Considered-Racist.htm
>>> * (but Duck-Duck-Go or Google in Private Browsing window is better, as
>>> it shows you what's outside the bubble, uninfluenced by your previous
>>> search selections.)
>>>
>>> You can object that the "Po' White Trash" picked cotton too and were
>>> included in the term 'cotton pickin'', and you would be right historically,
>>> but that doesn't change the hurtfulness. They didn't find the comparison
>>> flattering, which makes it worse all around. And few like being called "Po'
>>> White Trash", either.
>>>
>>> ​If however that's a rhetorical question (as it sadly appears),
>>> or if you think you are entitled to that explanation before you
>>> acknowledge that others' feelings might be valid, ... no, you don't get to
>>> decide whether other people are allowed to find offensive.​
>>>
>>> Telling people it shouldn't be offensive is itself offensive.
>>>
>>> ​See also
>>>
>>> http://racerelations.about.com/od/diversitymatters/fl/How-Not-to-Apologize-After-Making-a-Racial-Blunder.htm
>>> and
>>>     ​​  http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/
>>> especially but hardly exclusively page 4 "But I don't do that!"
>>>      (all of which applies equally to making
>>> underrepresented/under-empowered ​ethnic/race groupings feel safe and
>>> welcome too.)​
>>>
>>> ​​This Jim Crow attitude is out of place on an open mailing list in the
>>> 21st Century. ​
>>> ​
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bill
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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