From: mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner)
Newsgroups: alt.personals
Subject: Re: sorry: Reason no Girls
Date: 12 Nov 92 20:35:30 GMT
Followup-To: alt.personals

In article <9211110227.AA25627@physics.Berkeley.EDU>,
wombat@physics.Berkeley.EDU (Gene P. Ledbetter) wrote:
> 
> Following a brutal attack by the boobs on this tube,
> hhamid@nyx.cs.du.edu (hassan hamid) writes:
> 
> > I am sorry I caused so much offence to everyone when
> > I said What I said.
> 
> Believe it or not, there was once a popular saying in the 
> U.S. to the effect that "I may not agree with what you say, 
> but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."  
> Evidently the fascists on this net are not of that opinion.
> 
> > I assure you that causing mischief and offence was the
> > last thing from my mind. In view of this I would like to
> > retract my remarks (I am not a sexist) and apologize to
> > all of you out there who replied.
> 
> Hassan is far nicer to you idiots than you deserve.
> 
> > In addition I would like to put the record straight by
> > saying that I am not one of the bozos who put out messages
> > which are smutty and stupid like sending raunchy e-mail or
> > something silly like that. You will note this if you read
> > any of the messages that I have posted. I am a well read
> > and well travelled individual and hope that you treat meas
> > one from now on.
> 
> Your attackers are riff-raff.
> 
> > I hope you accept my apology.  To the To the out of touch
> > larry brothers or whatever your name is I am not a stupid
> > ARAB and don't call me such.
> > ----Hassan.
> 
> I've known many arabs, and I've never met one who was 
> stupid.
> 
> In reply to Hassan's act of contrition, Barbara G. Davis,
> Grand Inquisitor par excellence, makes bold to say:
> 
> > One of the very interesting phenomenon [phenomena, Babs]
> > of posting to the net is that you are judged and evaluated
> 
> Judged and evaluated?  This _is_ an inquisition.
> 
> > based solely on your own words.  Your original post did
> > not give the impression of being well-read or well-
> > travelled or of working on a PHd, all the things you think
> > should impress us.
> 
> He doesn't want to impress you.  He wants to be treated with
> respect.
> 
> > Simply telling us that we must not treat you like a bozo
> > doesn't wash with this group IMO.
> 
> Who do you think you are?  Who is this "we"?  Are you
> the SS?
> 
> > We will need to see thoughtful, well written postings from
> > you on a regular basis
> 
> Do "we" call "on a regular basis" an example of good writing?
> 
> > to change our original impression that you are a sexist
> > bozo.  yak yak yak yak ...
> 
> Incredible.  Simply incredible.
> 
> > So, for this computer professional who also happens to be
> > a great looking lady, 
> 
> I'm speechless.
> 
> > the jury is still out on whether or not you are a sexist
> > bozo.
> 
> Judge _and_ jury.  I'm starting to like the concept of
> sexist bozo.  They must be nice people.
> 
> > Barb
> 
> > --
> > Barbara G. Davis
> > Internet:  davis@ucsu.colorado.edu
> > University of Colorado, Boulder
> 
> God help us.

And, you, sir, are a hypocrite.  You have just engaged in the very activity
for which you have accused others of doing.  I guess it is alright for you
to sit in judgement of others, but not for others to sit in judgement.

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