Carrol, quit being a poop! It's not just you angela, carrolpuss has bullied white people too, I think it's a coping mechanism. Shame on you carrolpuss.
Sorry, I just dropped in on this thread, so I'm out of context.
Paula
At 02:46 AM 2/24/99 +1100, you wrote:
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>>I had not remembered the context of this, but now that I see it it
>>is every bit as idiotic and ethically offensive as I remember it as
>being.
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>all of your groaning accusations come down to: 'you generalised'. big
>deal carrol. why do you generalise, why do we all without you dumping
>like this every time? and why are you so keen to comment with such a
>level of hostility to every second post of mine, looking for the
>opportunity to make a snide remark?
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>rob wrote:
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>>And if I've got that right, I haven't a clue where Carrol gets off
>with this
>>smugly nonsensical little hostility.
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>and, for the most part i don't see where he can justify his hostility,
>but then i have to remember that carrol and i actually got along quite
>well, and agreed on a number of things, until i took him up on his
>saying that rakesh was not really white because he would not agree
>with carol's version of anti-racist politics, and i took him up
>offlist for lecturing me about what it was my DUTY as a non-white,
>lesbian to do politically. i found his arguments offensive then, and
>his constant bullying does not compel me to change my mind. i have
>tried countless times to open up lines of communication with carrol
>that were not hostile, since i do think he has much to offer, both on
>and offlist, but he is clearly happy in his chosen role.
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>i did ask carrol, offlist, at least twice after he had sniped for no
>apparent reason i could see at other posts of mine on unrelated
>issues, to either engage in serious conversation about what he saw as
>problems with my position or else lay off. namely, issues which he
>did not really take anyone else up on but had obviously decided he
>would rather play at being my punishing conscience than feel any
>embarassment at his statements re rakesh and myself.
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>apologies to those who find this boring, but i find it boring too.
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>angela
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