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On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:20:36 -0400, John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmail com>
>> I think that your teacher may have been confusing jerry-rigged with
jerry-built
>> which is a slur against a certain English Jerry. Jerry-rigged is from WW2 and
>> applied to Allied equipment repaired using German parts.
>> To be honest, I have heard one phrase used by American oilmen that was a racial
>
>I have heard some people use the term "Afro-engineering," an attempt,
>evidently, at making a politically-correct racial slur.
>
No doubt we will be using that term soon instead of bodged job :(
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Regards
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:42:37 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
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>> Stephen wrote:
>>>> I have read recently where they're still considered in some laws to not be
>>>> human.
>>> Probably, I can imagine not all the laws were repealed especially when you don't
>>> want to talk about it.
>> Well, I meant to say that those laws are still in force, at least from my
>> reading of the article.
>
> Is it enforced? That is the important thing, really.
Yes. That's what I'm saying. At least, according the the article I read.
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"We'd like you to back-port all the changes in 2.0
back to version 1.0."
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John VanSickle wrote:
> Whites predominate in ice hockey due to pervasive discrimination.
I saw a very funny black commedian. He said he doesn't like hockey, because
it's a bunch of white guys skating around on white ice. "The only black
thing in the whole game is the puck." He then went on to point out how the
best *golf* player is Tiger Woods.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"We'd like you to back-port all the changes in 2.0
back to version 1.0."
"We've done that already. We call it 2.0."
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Tim Cook <z99### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> It's fairly ironic that efforts to reduce discrimination have actually
> furthered it, only causing the explanation for the discrimination to
> shift.
As I already mentioned, the problem with anti-discriminatory measures,
which provide "minorities" special treatment which others don't have, is
that the "majority" will in the long run feel resentment because they don't
think it's fair that some people get more than others due to their ethnicity
or skin color. It also doesn't help that people who preach "equal opportunity"
and "equal treatment" act contrary to what they say, rather hypocritically:
The often *don't* treat everybody in the same way, but favor some groups of
people over others.
If some people have to wait hours in a line while others get to walk past
the line (figuratively, and I'm sure in some cases actually literally), the
people waiting in line and seeing those others getting special treatment are
very likely to grow feelings of resentment.
Rather ironically, it's very possible that these anti-discrimatory
measures are actually making some people slightly racist or at least
prejudiced, even though they previously were not.
And as I also said, some cynics actually suggest that this is exactly
the result that many of the multiculturalists want: They have been trying
to prove for years that western countries are completely filled with racism
and prejudice. Multiculturalists have a brilliant way of getting what they
want while pretending to do the "right" thing themselves. And as long as
they can demonstrate the prevalent racism and prejudice, they will get to
keep their position as moral guardians of the society.
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- Warp
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Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
> > On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:42:37 -0700, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> >
> >> Stephen wrote:
> >>>> I have read recently where they're still considered in some laws to not be
> >>>> human.
> >>> Probably, I can imagine not all the laws were repealed especially when you don't
> >>> want to talk about it.
> >> Well, I meant to say that those laws are still in force, at least from my
> >> reading of the article.
> >
> > Is it enforced? That is the important thing, really.
>
> Yes. That's what I'm saying. At least, according the the article I read.
>
Despite experience I still expect people to behave morally. What you say is
disgraceful but then
Stephen
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Darren New wrote:
> John VanSickle wrote:
>> Whites predominate in ice hockey due to pervasive discrimination.
>
> I saw a very funny black comedian. He said he doesn't like hockey,
> because it's a bunch of white guys skating around on white ice. "The
> only black thing in the whole game is the puck." He then went on to
> point out how the best *golf* player is Tiger Woods.
Who is, as most people know, Cablinasian, that is, a mixture of
Caucasian, black, Native American, and asian.
Some have gone so far as to argue that the reason Tiger is such a good
player is because he is a mixture of different racial groups, and that
the actual ingredients are actually moot.
There is some evidence in support of this. A study of children in
Hawaii, specifically children who were of mixed Japanese and Caucasian
ancestry, revealed that their IQs were about points higher than the
average of their backgrounds.
In another study, it was revealed that after correcting for factors such
as wealth, the children born in America of Italian immigrants were on
average a few inches taller than their cohorts back in Italy. It turned
out that the immigrants, while indeed marrying other Italian immigrants,
were often marrying someone who had not grow up in the next village
over, but on the other side of the country. This alone broadened the
gene pool enough to ensure a significantly higher level of health among
the resultant children.
Regards,
John
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John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
> > John VanSickle wrote:
> >> Whites predominate in ice hockey due to pervasive discrimination.
> >
> > I saw a very funny black comedian. He said he doesn't like hockey,
> > because it's a bunch of white guys skating around on white ice. "The
> > only black thing in the whole game is the puck." He then went on to
> > point out how the best *golf* player is Tiger Woods.
> Who is, as most people know, Cablinasian, that is, a mixture of
> Caucasian, black, Native American, and asian.
Yet many people just call him "black".
Or take Barack Obama, for instance. Many people say he is "the first
black president of the US". No he, isn't. He is exactly as much white as
he his black.
It somehow feels like being "black" is more inherited than being white.
I have heard that sometimes it goes so far that if one of your grandparents
was black (and everyone else white), you are still considered "black".
I don't get it.
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- Warp
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Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
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> Yet many people just call him "black".
>
> Or take Barack Obama, for instance. Many people say he is "the first
> black president of the US". No he, isn't. He is exactly as much white as
> he his black.
>
> It somehow feels like being "black" is more inherited than being white.
> I have heard that sometimes it goes so far that if one of your grandparents
> was black (and everyone else white), you are still considered "black".
>
> I don't get it.
>
> --
Funnily enough, when I was working in Jamaica. You were considered to be white
if you had white ancestors.
Stephen
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John VanSickle wrote:
> Who is, as most people know, Cablinasian, that is, a mixture of
> Caucasian, black, Native American, and asian.
Yes, but in America, that makes you black. Americans wants native american
(indian) land, so you had to be mostly indian to lay a claim to it. On the
other hand, Americans wanted black slaves, so if you're even a tiny bit
black, you're "black".
> Some have gone so far as to argue that the reason Tiger is such a good
> player is because he is a mixture of different racial groups, and that
> the actual ingredients are actually moot.
No. The reason he's good is he actually exercises and practices. He lifts
weights on his way to the competitions. Just look at him standing next to
Phil Michaelson. Plus, he's been doing it since he was like 3 years old.
Plus, of course, he has this awesome drive to not only win, but to kick your
butt while doing so. Odd that he picked a sport as non-competitive as golf.
While I'm sure his genes may have had something to do with it, it's probably
a tiny part of his advantage, methinks.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"We'd like you to back-port all the changes in 2.0
back to version 1.0."
"We've done that already. We call it 2.0."
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Warp wrote:
> It somehow feels like being "black" is more inherited than being white.
> I don't get it.
The whites set the rules. If you were a little black, you could be a slave.
Simple, really.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"We'd like you to back-port all the changes in 2.0
back to version 1.0."
"We've done that already. We call it 2.0."
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