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Re: CHAT: Ebonic Xmass

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 12, 2000, 21:13
dbell@graywizard.net writes:
>I may be in a minority here (I usually am), but I found this post >extremely >objectionable. While the study of African-American dialect is a valid one >and discussion of such is of peripheral interest to the readers of this >forum, this kind of blatant deprecation and racist stereotyping was >unexpected by this African-American conlanger. > >I don't want to start a long thread on this, but felt compelled to >register >a complaint.
I agree. I think that maybe, an apologyis in order. Also abrigon: perhaps you shouldn't post jokes and things like that here. ________________________________________________ It's worth the risk of burning, to have a second chance...