Gender language

[Hartwin Alfred Gebhardt]

On Tue, 26 Nov 1996, Andrew Dinn wrote:

> > please feel free to post an answer to the list. 
> 
> Censorship? Gad!
> 
> Another sensitive, white, affluent US hot-button rears it's ugly head
> once again.
> 
> You know looking at this stuff from over here in the UK some of you
> Americans don't seem to have much of a head start on rats in mazes.
>
> I think I need a holiday.

Looking at you people up north from down here, you know, not very 
flattering - knobbly knees and such. And then all that painfully 
constipated PASSION! Us REAL AFRICANS, despite occassionally SHOUTING 
VERY LOUDLY!! are generally much more relaxed. Learn form us in the 
spirit of Ubuntu!! reject the imperial-colonial misuse of the third 
person plural!! And then, maybe, you'll all be MUCH HAPPIER!! In fact 
IN FACT!! maybe YOU PEOPLE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SHOULD ALL JUST 
SHUT UP!!! JUST FOR A WEEK, OR EIGHT DAYS MEBBE...

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