Re: Re[2]: [tied] "Niggers of India"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
To: "Patrick Ryan" <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:23 PM
Subject: Re[2]: [tied] "Niggers of India"


> At 8:23:45 PM on Thursday, December 15, 2005, Patrick Ryan
> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > If I called you 'discriminating', you would be insulted
> > today. 15 years ago, you would have been flattered.
>
> 'He's a discriminating fellow' is normally intended
> positively, and 'He's discriminating against X' is normally
> intended negatively; this hasn't changed in the last 15
> years.
>
> [...]
>
> Brian

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Patrick:

And if I said:

'You are discriminating'.

How would most people take that today?


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