[Icom] re: protective film/offensive slurs

Tue May 4 14:25:32 EDT 2004

 Some of the other terms mentioned below are another subject however and 
I agree that they should NEVER be used, but I dont care if I offend a 
nazi and no one else should either.  Besides, that is a term they used 
to describe themselves anyway.  Seems to me that the term Nazi was used 
with the intent of it being offensive so I dont see what the complaint 
was.  The user was using it to define the actions of a person that he 
found offensive...at least that was my read.

OTOH, This damned PC crap OFFENDS me.  Realizing that I AGREE with the 
writer on the racial slurs being something to leave out of our speech, I 
submit the following.  The whole damned world seems to have a chip on 
their shoulder.  I realize this internet is international, but here in 
the US we have something called "freedom of speech" which BTW, DOES NOT 
protect people from being offended.  If someone is offended it is up to 
them to suck it up and walk away from the offender.  Life is NOT a bed 
of roses, it is rough, and if you cant stand the heat, get out of the 
damned kitchen.

Chris wrote:

>I hope I have not used any words such as the one that Adam mentioned in the past.I lived on Okinawa Japan for two years courtesy of the US Marine Corp and personaly know the Japanese find the slur "Jap" very offensive .I think it is something we don't think about when we use it but it is out of place here and in radio. I try to watch my language but it is not easy as I work in a Maximun Security Prison and find that if you don't use the same language the inmates use ,they don't hear to good. I have often tripped when my foot gets caught in my mouth outside of the prison bars.73 to all, Chris,n9xm                  
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