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Well my "wetback" comment was.
A straight? so now we are bringing sexual preference into the discussion?
FrankC
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History never ceases to amaze me
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azstrummer
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4/18/2009 3:08:53 AM
It was put on Space a while back, but was removed for being offensive.
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Lee
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4/18/2009 6:42:56 PM
*I* find it offensive...
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Jody
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4/19/2009 4:53:38 PM
I don't find that offensive to African-Americans.
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ER
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4/19/2009 12:51:48 AM
Personally I don't *know* if that would be offensive to African-Americans...
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Jody
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4/19/2009 4:33:41 PM
I have a black coworker that routinely sends me articles
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azstrummer
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4/20/2009 3:01:29 AM
"I'm going to pass this on to her and flat out ask her if me being amused by it is racist?"
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RobVG
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4/20/2009 5:07:38 AM
re: "I'm going to pass this on to her and flat out ask her if me being amused by it is racist?"
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azstrummer
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4/20/2009 12:31:09 PM
Simple, let's just ask our Black Zoners?
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RobVG
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4/19/2009 5:47:43 PM
Do we have black Zoners? Black Lurkers?
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ER
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4/19/2009 8:16:29 PM
I don't try to read each others' mind...
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Jody
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4/19/2009 9:27:01 PM
Would I want to show this to my black friends?
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FrankC
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4/19/2009 9:50:32 PM
Just another dumb blonde...
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Blonde bimbo
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4/19/2009 11:03:23 PM
At myself as much as anyone....
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FrankC
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4/20/2009 1:02:18 AM
I tried it out on my ultra lib (commie) grandson
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FrankC
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4/19/2009 6:43:05 PM
Lee would have been skewered for posting this.
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Jody
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4/19/2009 4:54:53 PM
In that case it would go to intent.
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Bowser
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4/19/2009 8:42:38 PM
You inadvertantly proved my point.
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Jody
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4/19/2009 9:35:25 PM
I don't think so. Not at all.
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Bowser
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4/19/2009 11:41:47 PM
Well aw righty then...
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Jody
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4/20/2009 1:40:59 AM
A good rule of thumb. If it's purple, don't eat it.
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Bowser
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4/20/2009 4:25:10 AM
Not necessarily.
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ER
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4/19/2009 8:33:55 PM
Well my "wetback" comment was.
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Lee
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4/20/2009 2:08:48 AM
A straight? so now we are bringing sexual preference into the discussion?
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FrankC
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4/20/2009 3:06:54 AM
Not enough sleep wrecks my spelling.
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Lee
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4/20/2009 4:20:52 AM
A lot of us grew up on Bill Dana in a space suit.
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TB
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4/18/2009 4:21:30 PM
BTW...
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TB
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4/18/2009 4:30:02 PM
I read that.
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azstrummer
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4/18/2009 4:44:57 PM
Comedy can be cruel, but it should never have to apologize.
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ER
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4/18/2009 3:25:58 AM
I've always loved black humor.
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Eri
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4/18/2009 4:50:26 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.