[Vision2020] Still Creeped Out

[DonaldH675 at aol.com]

Julie and Visionaries:
 
I noticed yesterday that you had been "awarded" space on Dale's blog.   I was 
reasonably sure he hadn't notified you privately about it.  Let me  share 
similar experiences.
 
On April 28, 2005, Dale posted (without permission from the owner of  the 
photograph) a picture of Saundra Lund and me at a private gathering which  
furnished Dale and his blogging companions ample opportunities to refer to me as  a 
sow, Saundra and I both as "piggies," and just to generally note that we were, 
 in the eyes of those beholders, two very ugly women.  BTW, the  original 
photograph was in the so-called public domain for less than 2 hours  before it 
was taken down by the photographer.  Dale had to have copied  and saved that 
picture for more than eight months, waiting for the  "right-mind" moment to share 
it.  How weird is that?  Can you say  Norman Bates?
 
Recently. Dale posted a photograph of Nick Gier (almost certainly without  
permission) attending a Hindu celebration.  The text of that blog  accompanying 
the photo of Nick contained an article about the murder of a young  women in 
an Islamic community.  Dale added his own remarks at the bottom of  the 
article:   
 
"Dedicated to Nick Gier, who cannot tell the difference between the Taliban  
and Evangelical Christians.  Don't forget his PhD stands for Piled Higher  and 
Deeper."
 
On May 16, 2005, Dale posted an un-attributed but breathtakingly  beautiful 
photograph of the Aurora borealis over what appears to be the  Palouse.  The p
icture bears an uncanny resemblance to Japer Nance's work,  which is, of 
course, copyrighted.
 
The point is this: Dale reflects an attitude that is endemic among his  
fellow kirkers: what's mine in mine and I'm going to keep it, and what's yours  is 
mine and I want that, too.  He helps himself -- without so much as a by  your 
leave -- to whatever he wants.  Your words, your photographs,  and your 
property tax dollars.  
 
It may be the case that a notice on your emails that the material is  
copyrighted would prevent Dale from reproducing it.  Then again, maybe  not.  He 
lives in a smug, self-righteous little world which extends  automatic privilege 
and entitlement to puffed-up men who call  themselves "Saints" and who dismiss 
the rights of the rest of us.
 
Rose Huskey   
 
This material copyrighted by the author, Rosemary Huskey,  2005.  It may not 
be copied or reproduced without the express written  permission of the author. 
 This means you, Dale!
 
"One cannot  level one's moral lance at every evil in the universe. There are 
just too many  of them. But you can do something, and the difference between 
doing something  and doing nothing is everything." Daniel Berrigan


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