[meteorite-list] Redneck defined, ego restrained

From: MARSROX_at_aol.com <MARSROX_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:49:00 2004
Message-ID: <22.1bd91e62.28d4d39f_at_aol.com>

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
Received on Sat 15 Sep 2001 11:54:07 AM PDT