Wayne <was Re: for the record>

Simmer down Wayne and take your meds; someday maybe you'll understand.
-greg schmitz

Wayne D wrote:
> Great, now the insane bitch is race-baiting. Will one of you witless
> moderators please get me the f*** (Judy says it's o.k.) off of this
> circle-jerk list!
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> Warmest regards,
> W.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 4:30 PM
> Subject: for the record
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>> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006, Gordon J. Holtslander wrote:
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>>> Judy did use profanity - I failed to notice that - I honestly do not
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> have
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>>> the time to read every message. The profanity was not used to insult a
>>> list member. I don't consider that a major crime. Its an inconvenience
>>> for me.
>>>
>> Gord, I apologize if I've broken a taboo... and I promise to try never to
>> do that again. However, a couple of points:
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>> That word is not only seen everywhere on the streets of NYC (which is
>> expected to become a state any day, or withdraw from the union -- I forget
>> which), and I've photographed very substantial citizens wearing it, it's
>> also used freely in many respected, even *intellectual* publications with
>> international circulation (not to mention close copies in major movie
>> titles, as the T-shirt punned on..., sort of copying a copy of the
>> original.)
>>
>> Artforum and The New Yorker come to mind immediately, I doubt an issue has
>> lacked a couple of examples of that word in the last 5 years. And though
>> they say Canadians are much politer than their southern neighbors (and
>> much appreciated), among friends it's just a bit stronger than "damn" (and
>> not the REAL obscenity in modern life, entirely apart from spelling, tho I
>> realize that also is a topic for another forum).
>>
>> Meanwhile, as a language junky, I'm wondering if "profanity" is the
>> correct term. I think (yes, I'll check) "profanity" is related to
>> blasphemy, as in "sacred" versus "profane." Which is to say, I'd have
>> called it a *vulgarity* -- which of course doesn't excuse it. And in the
>> way that marijuana is considered a gateway drug for hard core, it could be
>> a gateway to worse vulgarity. Still, IMO distinctions matter nearly as
>> much in usage as in alternative photography.
>>
>> As for my fat posterior... for the record, I weigh 120 pounds, wear a
>> perfect size 10 (when I'm feeling perfect), and .... the usual adjective
>> around here is "adorable." (I don't say "sexy" for fear of causing some
>> folks to faint, though the next seminar might discuss why "fat ass" is
>> the ultimate insult. Possibly related to race ?? But ooops, not going
>> there, either.)
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Judy
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Received on Fri Apr 28 06:09:30 2006