From: mschenk@research.ptt.nl (Mike Schenk +31 70 33 23926)
Subject: Re: Polack joke
Organization: PTT Research
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 10:59:52 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.160731.18103@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>, marios@ecs.comm.mot.com (mario smarduch) writes:
> In article <EebNx6W00WAvEHnkVs@andrew.cmu.edu> ts2a+@andrew.cmu.edu (Thomas Omar Smith) writes:
>>Mario Smarduch writes:
>>>In article <1992Aug27.164852.1876@gtephx.UUCP> forda@gtephx.UUCP
>>(Andrew Ford @ AGCS, Phoenix, Arizona) writes:
> 
>>
>>And all we've been saying is that you have a right to your opinion, but
>>you do not have a right to try and force your opinion on people in
>>rec.humor.
>>
> 
> Once again, where did you get the idea that I wanted to enforce my
> opinion on rec.humor?

Because you crosspost your articles to rec.humor. If you don't 
like people crossposting to soc.culture.polish (BTW does a polish 
culture exist?) then you should at least have the decency to not 
crosspost to rec.humor if the posting does not contain a joke.

> No, then people would be more then happy to aggrivate more, I know
> what kind of morans (not all but some) post to this rec.humor they are
> willing to make fun of anything trashing any virtue or culture just
> to make a joke. No, I thing what I did worked just fine.

Then you should not complain about the results if you think it 
worked just fine.

>>>No just tell me where you live at.
>>
>>Hey look, a vague, meaningless threat.  I bet you feel like your dick
>>just got longer.                                                     
> 
> 
> What kind of wierdo are you talking about stuff like that?

He's probably asf weird as you are.

>>>>If polock jokes offend you, then don't read posting with
>>>>a subject line including polack!
>>>>
>>>
>>>Again YFI (you fucken idiot) I dont read "soc.culture.polish" for
>>>the purposes of jokes, so why should I even tolerate any headings
>>>about polack jokes. This Brett guy deliberately posted to this
>>>group.
>>
>>But that's not what you said.  You launched a flaming tirade against
>>several subjects.  If you would have calmly asked that such things not
>>be cross posted to soc.culture.polish, this flame war would have been
>>avoided and you would have gotten people to stop any crossposting that
>>was occuring.
>>                                                         
> 
> What subjects are you talking about, I only referenced polack jokes.

No you did not, you insulted most readers of rec.humor by calling 
them things like "moron". 
> 
> The problem with these polack jokes is stereotyping, I dont want to 
> be associated with some negative perceptions that people might have
> about Polish people because of idiots like Brett or this Andrew Ford
> guy. How would you like me talking negativly behind your back ruining your
> personality and spreading false perceptions where people have a completely
> negative opinion of you. I understand ethnic jokes because I lived in
> Europe, but there these jokes were said to laugh along with not to laugh
> at someone or make fun of someone.

You may have a point there. But that does not mean you have the 
right to tell anybody to shut up. (Or you have the right to say 
so but you may not enforce it).


    Mike
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