Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/10
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John Irvin Buford wrote:
>Well prejudice has finally reared it's ugly head on this group. Imagine
>my discuss with all the negative comments about Blacks making a darkroom
>depressing to the other workers. Ted even went so far as to say that
>"White is beautiful", is that to imply that black is not. Ted even
>blamed his self inflicted injuries, on Blacks in the darkroom. Making
>the statment that blacks "degrade the quality of your work" is
>inexcusable. Maybe some of this talk is because of the middle calss
>snobbery customarily associated with Leicas, Mont Blanc pens, and foreign
>cars. This thinly veiled excuse to place more blame for societies ills
>on the black populace has to stop. This type of thing is carried on
>everywhere, I.E. why are black olives always in cans but, green olives in
>jars. IF the birds are black they are Pigeons but, if they are white
>they are Doves. This has to stop. :)
>
Could I humbly point out that reverse prejudice operates in this group?
Many seem to value black Leicas more highly (and accessories - draw your
own conclusions in terms of value or length). So let's hear it for the
chromes!
However, E M Forster (see 'A Passage to India') did point out that whites
are better termed 'pinko-greys'.
Sorry - no prejudice intended;-?
Slan (as an Englishman in Ireland)
Alex
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