>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

And, for the really policitally incorrect: the one I hear weekly at work where
I am a minority -- with *meaningful glances* ;~)) my way,"what the
'white...um...caucasian... community' wants" -- well, so when did we become a a
monolithic community? My ancestors, BTW, were mostly from the
Mediterranean.(sp?) When do we all get to be jus' people? Lezlie
 
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