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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Chasuk,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">The statement you so vehemently abhor was
in response to our resident lesbian's ruthless and unprovoked rant against
me--one of the most hateful emails I have ever received.. In my defense, I'm not
a pacifist and don't play dead and roll over in fright or guilt, I respond...
She was the one suggesting stereotypes--sarcastically, I might add; I just
added to them... </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">excerpted from her rant...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT size=2><EM>Name a "lesbian atheist" with
whom you met. How did you know she <BR>was an atheist? Was it on her
nameplate? And how did you know she was <BR>a lesbian? Did she play
golf? Was she sporting a mullet? Did she <BR>make you listen to k.
d. lang singing "Skylark?"</EM></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><EM><FONT size=2></FONT></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>What, just roll over and play dead
because the person who speaks is from a minority group? Hogwash! She can sling
mud, but I must sit still and take it? No way Jose...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Finally, you assert...</DIV>
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<DIV>"If I had children who were still of school age, and I knew that
a<BR>teacher had uttered those ugly words in a public place, I would do
my<BR>damnedest to ensure that that teacher was a teacher no more.
Those<BR>aren't words that a role-model for children speaks."</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>I can't imagine anyone using this
dialogue in a classroom of children. A belief system is one thing, teaching a
subject in school is another. We are all entitled to our own
unique opinions. Additionally, teaching one's children about steaotypes at
home is an obligation... This is an open forum, not a classroom. I know the
difference. Also, I really don't follow your line of reasoning... Scans all the
posts and see who slings the most mud....it won't be me...but go ahead and
defend anyone you please. It is your right</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>"Ugly words"? I challenge you to
locate a curse word in anything I've written...I never curse, even by the most
conservative definition of cursing.. Defending oneself or calling a spade a
spade is a different thing altogether</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Ed</FONT><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=chasuk@gmail.com href="mailto:chasuk@gmail.com">Chasuk</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ecooper@turbonet.com
href="mailto:ecooper@turbonet.com">Ed</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 30, 2006 10:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020]
interesting...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>On 4/30/06, Ed <<A
href="mailto:ecooper@turbonet.com">ecooper@turbonet.com</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR>I don't care what your real name is or isn't, I don't care
whether you<BR>are bisexual, homosexual, heterosexual, or asexual. I
don't judge<BR>people on the inconsequentials. However, I do judge
people based on<BR>statements like this one:<BR><BR>"My gaydar simply scans
for the most repulsive clipped-hair,<BR>masculine-looking and sounding woman
imaginable--one that could never,<BR>in her life, catch a real man…"<BR><BR>If
I had children who were still of school age, and I knew that a<BR>teacher had
uttered those ugly words in a public place, I would do my<BR>damnedest to
ensure that that teacher was a teacher no more. Those<BR>aren't words
that a role-model for children speaks.<BR><BR>I think I am getting to
recognize your profile. I'm guessing that you<BR>are one of those
inexplicable people who are "proud" of their white<BR>heritage. This
blog entry leads me to that conclusion:<BR><BR>"And what really gets my dander
flowing is that every white person is<BR>so afraid of defending their heritage
because someone will call them a<BR>racist."<BR><BR>I'm proud for having two
feet, Ed. I'm especially proud that I have<BR>one left foot and one
right foot. Think of all of the work that I did<BR>as I busy little
fetus ensuring my proper footedness. So I understand<BR>why you would
defend your white heritage. It has nothing to do with<BR>racism, and
everything to do with all of that prenatal energy you<BR>expended in working
on your whiteness.<BR><BR>Thank you for sharing. It has been both
disturbing and enlightening,<BR>though I can't say in equal parts. I'll
leave it to you to deduce<BR>whether the former or the latter
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