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From: wfi@rti-sel.UUCP (William Ingogly)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: yuppies
Message-ID: <537@rti-sel.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 9-Nov-85 14:20:34 EST
Article-I.D.: rti-sel.537
Posted: Sat Nov  9 14:20:34 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 07:43:22 EST
References: <2079@reed.UUCP> <522@rti-sel.UUCP> <13@ttidcc.UUCP>
Reply-To: wfi@rti-sel.UUCP (William Ingogly)
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, NC
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Summary: 

In article <13@ttidcc.UUCP> hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) writes:

>I was somewhat amused at the reactions to my posting a description of  what
>the  word  "yuppie"  brought to my mind.  ...
>If you don't fit the image then you aren't what I think of as a yuppie.  If
>you do, then you are.  In  either  case,  you  have  no  justification  for
>complaining.

In spite of your being a self-proclaimed 'polymath,' you seem to have
missed the point of my comments on so-called 'yuppies.' We have ENOUGH
stereotypes, already. A term like 'yuppy' is very convenient: it
provides people with yet another pigeonhole to stuff other people
into. Mr. X makes $40K a year and wears designer clothing. We all 
immediately know, of course, that he's a 'yuppy' and a despicable person. 
Why? Because we're sufficiently brainwashed as a society to believe
EVERYTHING the mass media feeds us. As for myself, I could care less
what Mr. Hollombe or anyone else on the net thinks of me. Sheesh.

                            -- Cheers, Bill Ingogly