Xref: utzoo soc.culture.jewish:8506 news.misc:2211 news.sysadmin:1764 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!apple!vsi1!rick 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? Message-ID: <1257@vsi1.UUCP> Date: 1 Dec 88 16:03:38 GMT References: <812@mailrus.cc.umich.edu> Organization: VICOM Systems Inc., San Jose, CA Lines: 27 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!! -- Rick Schneider rick@vsi1.com -or- ...{ ames | apple | sun }!vsi1!rick VICOM SYSTEMS, INC. 2520 Junction Avenue, San Jose, Ca, 95134,(408)432-8660 The opinions expressed are not those of my employer or are they?