[Leica] hate speech for heavens sake

["Robert Appleby Personal" <rob@robertappleby.com>]

So  we're now going to have an endless explanation from all and sundry of
BD's motivation in making a pretty unfunny joke which a Vietnamese and
presumably Serbian or Croatian picked up on, along with testimonials as to
how lovely a guy BD is, how many pulitzers he won for covering all sorts of
issues, blah blah blah.
Get real boys, read the post again and note that BD wrote "phowhat" as a
joke about photography (what is it?) and then thought it looked like a
vietnamese word on a restaurant menu and went from there. Wake up and grow
up.
Real hate speech is not practised by anyone on this list. And it's getting
boring all this sniping.

Rob.

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Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 23:01:41 -0800
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [Leica] The scarcest resource on earth?
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Hi Minh:

Certain behavioral mannerisms are systemic. Intemperate and inflammatory
language is never excusable and should be vigorously pursued and
addressed. I'm sorry that you had to experience it on this list.

Slobodan Dimitrov


Minh Thai wrote:
>
> Do you have problem with Vietnamese people or you're hate us B.D?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 8:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The scarcest resource on earth?
>
> > You're joking, right?
> >
> > B. D.
> >
> > S Dimitrov wrote:
> >
> > > Now B.D.
> > >
> > > This isn't hate speech, is it? Don't let my having been a member of
the
> > > Hate Crime Response Coalition with the City of Los Angeles' Human
> > > Relation Coalition influence you on how you answer this query. I'm all
> > > ears on a clear explication of your comment below?
> > >
> > > Slobodan Dimitrov
> > >
> > >
> > > "B. D. Colen" wrote:
> > >
> > >>> Gerry (who spends time working at photography rather than sniping at
> others).
> > >>>
> > >>> Gerry Walden (UK)
> > >>> Tel: (0)23 8046 3076
> > >>> Fax: (0)23 8034 8542
> > >>
> > >> Phowhat? What is it you spend your time working at? Is that some
> > >> Vietnamese lens manufacturer trying to pass itself off as
> > >> Serbo-Croation?;-)
> > >>
> > >> B. D.
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