At 06:49 AM 6/24/2003 -0700, Phoenix wrote:

>attempted a scare tactic raid, only to find themselves facing a well
>armed and very dangerous looking group of hairy men painted blue and
>coming at them from the cover of the woods as if they were materialising
>out of the trees. They'd had no idea that there were men's groups, that
>Celtic groups didn't just sit around in long robes peacefully worshiping
>the sun, or that all pagans weren't weird old women who got together
>because they couldn't get a man. As they were driven back to their
>hummer they learned that not all pagans are the same.

  We can only hope it's true.

Ah, the "all pagans are the same" schtick is fraught with the same pitfall
that any attempt at labeling or lumping all s as one
thing.  Phooey.  Anytime people talk about "what women want" or
"what the
black community wants" or what the  community
wants" I get tickled, because there rarely, if ever, is any such thing.
None of these gorups are as monolithic as the labelers would like to be
able to think, and they want to think that because it makes them feel good
to be able to categorize folks in that way.  Makes their world a whole lot
simpler.  And, unfortunately, it seems that the greater chunk of the media
reinforce this trend rather than serve the greater purpose of showing that
there are differences, there are spectra, in all "communities," and so they
compound the problem rather than bring enlightenment.

>If it's a true story at all, or in any way based on truth, I'd have
>given anything to see the looks on their faces.

Oh, yes.  Probably a delightful sight to see.  Heeheehee.

>Laurie well I thought it was funny Phoenix 

Veloci--I think it's hilarious--raptor
 

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