Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/03

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Subject: [Leica] Politically correct
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 10:00:42 +0530
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Sonny,
I agree 100%, but I cannot believe some of the responses! It is like the
"thought police" have come to roost here on the list. What a pity!
Cheers
Jayanand


On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> No Jay.  It is all silly.
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 11:05 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Am I right in now thinking that US cultural sensitivities and
> conventional
> > wisdom are the only ones that should be adhered to on the list, and the
> > rest of the world be damned? (-:
> > That sort of narrow minded thinking is what triggered this whole exchange
> > in the first place! LOL!
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 5:45 AM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > > It is indeed personal. I have never looked at Nathans photos and
> thought,
> > > "What I would do with her!" Never. I am suspicious of these who think
> it
> > is
> > > demeaning. Perhaps they are guilty of thinking or expressing bad
> > thoughts.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message----- From: Jeffery Smith
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 5:43 PM
> > > To: Leica Users Group
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Politically correct
> > >
> > >
> > > I rarely see anybody use "Se?orita" in a post except those started by
> > > Lluis and Nathan, and using that word where they live is not at all
> > > offensive. If someone responds to a thread by Lluis or Nathan
> containing
> > > "Se?orita", would they be offending you, your wife, your daughter, and
> 5
> > > female grandchildren as well? Guilt by response?  I hope not. You and
> > your
> > > extended family might want to steer way clear of Spain.
> > >
> > > I suppose I'm surprised that you are nonplussed by the use of that word
> > in
> > > threads by Lluis and Nathan, and you seem to be extending your outrage
> to
> > > the LUG membership in general. And soon after giving a big "high five"
> to
> > > RicCarter for his comments to Tina.
> > >
> > > Jeffery
> > >
> > >
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>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
>
> USA
>
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at aol.com (lrzeitlin at aol.com) ([Leica] Politically correct)
Message from billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce) ([Leica] Politically correct)
Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Politically correct)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Politically correct)