[Vision2020] buffalo

[LuJane Nisse publisher]

let me explain (some)... As a child African Americans were called a lot of
things - racist YES and I hate that (I grew up in the 50s and 60s) I never
bought into the slang but the politically correct word if I remember right
was Negro. As I got older the phrase changed to black and then African
American. Maybe there was another one in there someplace.
Native Americans ... the same.
SOOOO
I HAVE to think hard before I speak to figure out which word is the right
one these days. I've had to learn and unlearn several and my old brain is
not retaining like it used to. I never want to offend people but I hate that
I have to walk on eggshells hoping I chose the right phrase. If I didn't
care, it wouldn't matter.
Maybe you all are young enough to not have these same types of problems.

-----Original Message-----
From: hayfields at moscow.com [mailto:hayfields at moscow.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 8:07 PM
To: lujane at lataheagle.com; lfalen at turbonet.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] buffalo



Isn't that an interesting statement.
  "everything almost these days is racist or politically incorrect.
Difficult  to even talk these days with breaking egg shells."

I find that if one thinks before one speaks (or types) it isn't hard at
all.  I find it amazing that people throw around that phrase "politically
incorrect", when what they mean is :it was so much easier when we didn't
have to think about how our words can impact others.  When minority
groups just ignored all the racist, thoughtless things that leak out of
our mouths.
Forget the 'politically incorrect' stuff.  Thats just a smokescreen. How
about just showing compassion and bestowing dignity on every person? And
when we mess up and do say something stupid, (and we all do) why not
acknowledge our mistake and just apologize.  "I'm sorry and it won't
happen again, thank you for letting me know." Wow what a concept.

Heather Jordan
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> [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of lfalen
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>
> Re: Melynda Huskey's comment. It never occurred to me that the joke
might be
> taken as racist. It was a joke on upper management. I think you are a
little
> thin skinned. I hve some Indian blood and it did not even cross my mind
that
> it might be taken as racist.
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