posted on August 31, 2000 07:22:09 PM new
It isn't a name; its a description. I will understand entirely if you choose to never bid on any auction I hold. I won't even be offended by it.
I expect y'all aren't gonna change my mind; and I'm not gonna change yours. So there it sits.
posted on August 31, 2000 07:27:55 PM new
There are so many words now you have to be careful with, so you don't hurt anyone's feelings. The other day at work I said 'black lady' and it started a big discussion.
posted on August 31, 2000 07:48:44 PM new
i think it comes down to this: if you are of a certain group, then you can claim a term for your own, but others not of your group aren't invited to share that term. for example: i am german, so i am allowed to say that [stereotype] germans are stubborn. i know lots of germans and am married to one, and he's GOT to be their king when it comes to stubborness. as for fat chicks, i be one myself. when i go shopping, i say, 'gotta check out the fat department.' now, if someone who was of the slender persuasion suggested i 'go check out the fat department', i'd definitely not care for that. when other make a generalization about a group to which they don't belong, it's not acceptable. anybody familiar with the richard pryor sketch . . . ? saw a great bumpersticker this morning: start a revolution. stop hating your body.
uh huh. that's what i thought!