Ethnic stereotypes

[Otto]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malignd" <malignd at yahoo.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Ethnic stereotypes

> <<Yeah, tell me about us! After you have put those
> ethnic stereotypes on Umberto (gondolier, pasta etc)
> ...>>
>
>
> My teasing of that pompous clown Umberto came after,
> and in direct response to, his describing Michael
> Moore as looking like a typical beer-swilling,
> deer-hunting American.
>

I did get that and laughed heartily. Found that quite ok as I've said
already. But why this insulting now? It's obvious that Umberto and 
you won't become the best friends on this list, so you both have to 
learn to live with each others posts or filter them, but for the sake 
of the discussion at best with no ad hominem attacks. 
<pompous clown> surely is below your quality.
Come on, take it back.

>
> <<... this really sounds promising ... Especially
> since you, more than once, have outed yourself here as
> homophobic.>>
>
> Please cite my instances of homophobia.
>

I must admit that this has escaped me too up to now.

Otto