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Xref: sserve comp.os.os2.programmer:11449 comp.os.coherent:9228 comp.os.linux:37325 comp.os.mach:2856 comp.os.minix:22095 comp.periphs:3633 comp.unix.bsd:11974 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:2615 comp.os.386bsd.development:672 Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer,comp.os.coherent,comp.os.linux,comp.os.mach,comp.os.minix,comp.periphs,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.os.386bsd.development Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!darwin.sura.net!uvaarpa!cv3.cv.nrao.edu!rgooch From: rgooch@rp.CSIRO.AU (Richard Gooch) Subject: Re: PUT AN END TO JMONROY! (Was: QIC NEWS...) Message-ID: <1993May4.160411.16584@nrao.edu> Sender: news@nrao.edu Organization: CSIRO Division of Radiophysics/Australia Telescope National Facility References: <C653Au.Iqy@sugar.neosoft.com> <1993May02.112200.119104@zeus.calpoly.edu> <1s4dlc$sii@agate.berkeley.edu> <1993May4.034429.1146@nrao.edu> <1s5o9c$j3h@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu> Date: Tue, 4 May 1993 16:04:11 GMT Lines: 36 In article <1s5o9c$j3h@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu>, mycroft@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Charles Hannum) writes: > > In article <1993May4.034429.1146@nrao.edu> rgooch@rp.CSIRO.AU (Richard > Gooch) writes: > > > > A more worthy target is one who advertises his "WHAM pride" (keep > > watching and you'll see what it means): something that is actually > > offensive to some people > > Please do explain how my .signature is `offensive'. > > -- > \ / Charles Hannum, mycroft@ai.mit.edu > /\ \ PGP public key available on request. MIME, AMS, NextMail accepted. > Scheme White heterosexual atheist male (WHAM) pride! From a previous post I sent: Now, Charles. I fall under this "WHAM" category too, but I don't advertise this fact. This is basically offensive. A few reasonable interpretations: "I'm proud of being white" --> "Thank ... I'm not [black | Asian | ...]" "I'm proud to be heterosexual" --> "I'd hate to be a poof" "I'm proud to be a male" -> "Males are better. It's good to be a male". Is it actually your intention to offend people, or aren't you aware that this is offensive? Regards, Richard Gooch, rgooch@atnf.csiro.au ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want computer privacy/ security? Use PGP: public key encryption. Don't know what it is? Ask me. PGP Public Key available on request, or: finger rgooch@lynx.atnf.csiro.au