Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] FOCUS GROUPS for LEICA/ HERMES
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 15:54:57 -0700
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BD

Yeah!  Asians,  but what is wrong with Orientals?  My "Nuttall's
Dictionary of the English Language" says that refers to a native
of the Orient, as does my Websters College Dictionary.

But feel free to try to correct.  I majored in English for only
two years, so I am not up to your standards.

Jerry

bdcolen wrote:

> "Orientals?" Carpets use cameras? You don't mean "Asians," do you?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry
> Lehrer
> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 12:34 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] FOCUS GROUPS for LEICA/ HERMES
>
> LUGers
>
> I have been berated off-list by quite a number of LUG members for
> suggesting that very few of us would ever be chosen for the Hermes/
> Leica Focus Group. Even comments like (Focus?-Bofus?) Have some of your
> racist friends explain that one.
>
> Lets face it Leica listens to a group of prestigious European and
> Oriental photographers whose works are published as Leica users. They
> probably laugh at most of us, who your fair-haired boy, HK, has defined
> as a bunch of fondles and worse.
>
> I may be wrong, but how many of you have been chosen for the Hermes/
> Leica Focus Group?
>
> Jerry
>
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