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In Reply to: Re: Whoa! :Who is "we", and exactly WHAT is posted by goth88 on November 19, 2002 at 17:29:53:
4 things.
1. I didn't think you erred. I was reading into things
2. I hadn't slept for 72 hours straight and wasn't clear about anything
3. You're reading way too far into things.
4. You seem awfully jumpy. What's up?
"We" is an expression. It's a "hey I understand you and I'm on your side but let's be careful not to....." I'll specify what I was trying to "let's not do" soon.
Reverse racism? You know the usual score, when minorities start counter-attacking and labeling in an unfriendly way, the mojority. When equal rights become tipped to favour of people who've had thier rights denied for a long time. It gets carried away to the point the very equal rights legislateions placed there to help support the rights of the supressed minority, are used to discriminate against the mojority in order to create some kind of "balance".
Now to the "let's not do" part. What I was suggesting was that I am not happy to be labeled ot to label in an unfriendly way, in a way which works on differences and results in polarization. I'd already said that labels come with their own limitations and are a way of putting people in boxes. I said I wished people would make more room for individuality.
If I am not happy to be labeled "backslider" for moving on, or "proud" because I won't submit to an idea I don't buy and so on, I want to be careful not to do the same. It is impossible to go through life without labels. When we open a packet of peanuts we don't want to find sundried tomatoes. But a lot was said already about how this board was meant to be a safe space for people like you and me to post, and about the default demographics and sensitivities. I was just calling for sensitivity both ways. I don't want someone to give me space only so I can call them something derogatory in return. Alright, you did say that you weren't refering to anyone here, so this is a moooot point.
I've been posting as Thinker for some time and you've even responded to my posts before, so why do you think I am gutless and using a miscellaneous moniker? You seem awfully angry. You've written yourself about the limitations of posts and how people can read into things and misuderstand things.
