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From: rick@vsi1.UUCP (Rick Schneider)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.jewish,news.misc,news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: Anti-Semitism (Jew-hatred) on the network. What should be done?
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Date: 1 Dec 88 16:03:38 GMT
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From article <812@mailrus.cc.umich.edu>, by shane@chablis.cc.umich.edu (Shane Looker):
> If the person involved had been Scottish, would the phrase "Fuck Off you
> Scottish Bitch", have been as offensive?  I think not.  Yet the content is
> the same.

Yes the phrase would be just as offensive to a woman who was of Scottish 
ancestry.   Substitute any nationality and the phrase still remains a
"racist" slur.

> Here, Jews are allowed to skip classes on Jewish religious holidays.  This is 
> fine, but non-Jewish groups do not get the same privledges.  They have to 
> attend classes, etc, even if it is a religious day for them.

I don't know what university you attend, but if you are *forced* to attend
classes on a day that is "holy" to you, then you have a major lawsuit against
your university.  You better check the policy of your university a little
more carefully before making such a claim.  You will find that if you are
a Christian, and you have a conviction not to attend classes on Good Friday
you do not have to attend.

However, do you find someone stating to you: "Fuck off you racist bitch"
offensive?  If you don't you should!!
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