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To: cyborg
What's not to agree with? Jumping on someone and calling them names for innocently mentioning the name of a character in a Twain work seems like a great idea.

I honestly didn't even think twice about it until Mike freaked out. Who knew that the name of a character in a book that most of us (I would assume) read when we were children would be so offensive to mention in a thread revolving around the casting of said character?
41 posted on 05/22/2005 9:54:02 AM PDT by Eeper
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To: Eeper

Take it up with Jim Robinson. You've not been around long enough to see all the racist troll eruptions on this website.


45 posted on 05/22/2005 9:57:58 AM PDT by cyborg (Serving fresh, hot Anti-opus since 18 April 2005)
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To: Eeper

< What's not to agree with? Jumping on someone and calling them names for innocently mentioning the name of a character in a Twain work seems like a great idea.

I honestly didn't even think twice about it until Mike freaked out. Who knew that the name of a character in a book that most of us (I would assume) read when we were children would be so offensive to mention in a thread revolving around the casting of said character? >




First of all, I don't think it was "innocently" mentioned. Everyone knows we just don't use it anymore unless you WANT to spark a battle.

Secondly, we all know that mentioning it would start something. None of us are innocents here. We all know the fire the word enflames whenever it is used in ANY context.

Personally, I think it's a shame that things are like that but they are. Let's just not hide behind "innocence".


51 posted on 05/22/2005 10:03:15 AM PDT by GOP_Proud (...stumbling across Bill Bennett on the radio is like bumping into Socrates at Starbucks.-K.Parker)
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To: Eeper

"Innocently" = BS


115 posted on 05/24/2005 4:35:49 PM PDT by stands2reason (It's 2005, and two wrongs still don't make a right.)
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