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Mike Poindexter wrote:
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> As for the statement "mighty white of you," it would be offensive to anyone it
> is directed at, as it usually points out poor behavior. I have never seen
> anybody actually take it as a racist slur.
That's all it is, I don't see how to take it any other way. Personally, it
offends me, though I don't care a spit about the rest of you guys'
arguments, because I don't have any train windows to sell, except maybe
some red ones from 5571s, and Larry said he doesn't need any ;-)
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| (...) it (...) Tom, Perhaps I have come to understand only one meaning of that statement, or perhaps I don't see it as racist. Either way, it was not meant as a racial slur. Also, I think that Lar was referring to not wanting the train _door_ from (...) (25 years ago, 1-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:<37A31290.13E5B...er.net>... (...) As for the statement "mighty white of you," it would be offensive to anyone it is directed at, as it usually points out poor behavior. I have never seen (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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