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Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:10:41 -0400
Subject: Re: Comparing strings from the back?
From: Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com>
To: "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com>
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On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Prasad, Ramit
<ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> wrote:
> Dwight Hutto wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 4:20 AM, alex2find-work-home/3 <wuwei23@gmail.co=
m> wrote:
>> > On Sep 14, 6:04 pm, Dwight Hutto <dwightdhu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Using foreign names derogatively is a common tactic of the racist.
>> >>
>> >> Not really. But nice spin on my pun to make me look bad.
>> >
>> > It actually *is* common behaviour of racists.
>> >
>>
>> Not if there name is ramit. What if your name was john? I'd say I'll
>> be right back, I have to go take a crap on the john. It's a joke about
>> a name, not where it originates.
>
> Okay, so maybe not racist but instead offensive juvenile humor?
> I suppose that is better...

No, just shop talk. You hit me and hit I logarithmically hit back
..."butterfly effect".

>
>>
>> >> It's similar to if I said, this is real 'queer' of you to do ya big
>> >> pansy, and next you'll be calling me a homophobe.
>
> Um, yes! You are using 'queer' and 'pansy' as a derogatory comparison
> which falls under the definition for homophobia.
>
> "Homophobia is a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexu=
ality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bise=
xual or transgender (LGBT). Definitions refer variably to antipathy, contem=
pt, prejudice, aversion, irrational fear, and hatred."
> ~ First two sentences on Wikipedia
No, analogy, and a continued attack on a subject we know is propaganda.

>
>> >
>> > Well, *yes*. Because your choice of that terminology as derogatory
>> > shows you view it as derogatory.
>
>>
>> No it was a loose analogy to show that he's just trying to use
>> anything he can say to slam me, and everyone can know it wasn't meant
>> as racist.
>
> Since I was unsure myself if you were trying to be offensive or racist,
> I would disagree with "everyone can know it wasn't meant as racist".
>

If you're unsure if it was racist, you should err on the side of
caution. There are many nicknames on the net. That could be an ethnic
name, or an A.K.A.. Non-logical, pure speculation, that is biased that
your minority needs more anit-you.

Don't engage in conversations you're sure to lose.

>>
>> >> Try harder, because no one would ever believe I was a racist, and if
>> >> they did, it's an uninformed decision based off of cherry picken
>> >> phrases out of context.
>> >
>> > Oh, so *now* context is important.
>>
>> Never said it wasn't. The whole conversation to me is the context, and
>> the OP usually follows it, and that's who it is usually intended for.
>>


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