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From: steven@luke.UUCP (Steven List)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Scott Turner and motss
Message-ID: <245@luke.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 13:26:44 EDT
Article-I.D.: luke.245
Posted: Mon Jun 24 13:26:44 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 07:06:09 EDT
Reply-To: steven@luke.UUCP (Steven List)
Organization: Uncle Bene's Farm
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Due to the signature on the following, I cannot reply to the sender.
Since the subject matter relates to something posted and the manner
of reply indicates a public rather than private concern, I will reply
here in net.flame.

>Date: 21 Jun 1985 07:45-CST
>Subject: Re: Juvenile use of Followup-To header
>To: ihnp4!sun!bene!luke!steven%uiucdcs.Uiuc.ARPA
>Message-Id: <488205943/rossen@fang>
>
>/* Written  3:13 pm  Jun 16, 1985 by steven@luke.UUCP in ccvaxa:net.flame */
>>     Hey  Scott?  Call  a  hospital NOW!  If you are involved with a woman
>>     (which I seriously doubt) or  motss  (more  likely),  . . .
>----------
>more likely?  Why?
>----------
>>     People like Alex and Scott change the net from a wonderful window on
>>     the world to a peephole into an outhouse.
>----------
>True, but the above comment was at least unnecessary and pretty damn
>obnoxious.  Perhaps you can tell us what makes you think that Scott's being a
>first-class jackass makes him more likely to be homosexual.
>---
>Ken Rossen  --  Champaign-Urbana, IL; moving to Cambridge, MA
>NO REPLIES TO HEADER ADDRESS ... ACCOUNT DISAPPEARS 6/22/85!
>mail received at: {decvax,ucbvax,sun}!ihnp4!wlcrjs!krossen

My reference to a MOTSS being more likely is based on Scott's obvious
hostility toward and fear of members of the OPPOSITE sex.  I hadn't
realized what an insult it would be to homosexuals to suggest that Scott
would be one of them.  I did not, by any means, mean to cast any slurs
at homosexuals.  I did mean to suggest that Scott is probably incapable
of maintaining a healthy ongoing relationship with a woman.

Obviously, Ken is unduly sensitive in this subject.  Ken - yes, I think
you too are a jackass.  Why did you mail me your comments and then say
"... you can tell us..."?  Are you afraid of dealing with this issue
publicly?  It's a great parting shot if you're not going to be on the
net anymore.

In any event, if I insulted any homosexuals on the net with my posting,
that was not my intent.  If I insulted Scott...
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