From: slzm9@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african.american
Subject: Re: Whitey [Reaping what he has sown]
Date: 12 Aug 92 15:23:42 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

Maybe I can clear up some of the confusion. Or maybe not but I'll try.


In article <1992Aug6.165525.27228@gdstech.grumman.com>, david@gdstech.grumman.com (David Nettles) writes:
> In article <9208051215.AA08286@cs.utexas.edu> jthomp@mainz-emh2.army.mil (JEFFREY THOMPSON) writes:
>>What whitey are you talking about? Is there some demographical limitations
>>involved or are you talking about the power? I can't seem to recollect having
>>agreed to or participating in any revolutionary act to enslave or enpower
>>the white man. Neither can I recall hearing of any black revolution to do so.
>>
>>Therefore, I am assuming that this is not the concensus of sound minds but 
>>rather your way of hinting suicide. Please, be my guess. And the next time you
>>choose to write such ridiculous, thoughtless and impractical things, be
>>sure you have the winning edge.
>>
>>Back to the drawing board Mr. Nettles. Maybe you would be better at making
>>choclate; like NETTLES instead of NESTLES.
>>
> 
> TO EVERONE ON THE NET: 
> 
> The text above is the text portion of an EMAIL message sent to me by
> JEFFREY THOMPSON (jthomp@mainz-emh2.army.mil).  I found this message
> shocking and sent him a reply that I felt would put an end to this
> mistake.
> 
> I do not enjoy coming into work and finding lies and insults in my
> mailbox.
> 
> I enjoy attempts to slander my name even less.
> 
> So, for the benifit of the net, since this JEFFREY THOMPSON feels he
> is somehow being cute, I am posting to the net the reply to this
> message that I had originally sent to him via EMAIL.
> 
> === MESSAGE BEGINS ================================================
> 
> First of all, I have no idea what it is that you are refering to.  I
> am 100% sure that you are not responding to any statement of mine
> because NEVER in my entire life have I refered to anybody as "whitey".

   I asked in a previous post "Does anyone out there think that racism
in America can be cured without violence? Please expand your response
beyond, No, because 'Whitey' is about to reap what he has sown."
   Mr. Thompson may have confused you for me. That could have been
done purely by accident or Mr. Nettles could have replied to my original
post and Mr. Thompson thought it originated with Mr. Nettles. Anyway
the flame was probably intended for me.

   The "Whitey" I was referring to was the "Whitey" many repressed
people view as the nebulous, power-controlling group of white people
in this country. I was making a specific request to respondents to my
post to avoid such stereotypes as "Whitey" and to reply intelligently
and thoughtfully. Sorry, next time I will try not to be so subtle.

> 
> Now, with that said, I believe you have to go "back to the drawing
> board" and try to figure out who it was the you really meant to send
> that response to.
> 

   Me, Zip, slzm9@cc.usu.edu

> From the tone and rhetorical style of your message it appears that you
> do not really want to discuss anything -- just start flame wars.
> 

   If this is the case Mr. Thompson please do not respond to my post.

> Do not reply to this message.
> 
> I do not want to hear from you again.
> === MESSAGE ENDS ==================================================
> 
> 
> ****************************************************************************
>    David E. Nettles
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>

Mr. Nettles I am sorry if I caused this unintentionally.


Peace, but not without justice,
Zip