I think we have all been contrite about our knee-jerk reactions to the
Hering thread, but you must put faith in us when we recognize our
mistakes, apologize for it, and are genuinely remorseful.  How can we
have a debate if we don't fling statements around?  We begin to
understand our mistakes, and correct them, or we just sit on our high
horse and become more entrenched.  I believe we have all at one time or
another made outrageous remarks, and it is unfortunate that Hering's was
distilled at large.  But we are human, and that's the crux of it.  You
work with people, and you pick and choose from those you want to learn
from.  Aside from that, the delete key in this list has been a god-send.
IMHO.

O
Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA  92886
(714) 993-5075 ext. 224; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail:  [log in to unmask]

On Thu, 20 Aug 1998 12:28:09 -0400 Ross Weeks <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Mr. Hering, a Native American, has apologized profusely for sending on
>this
>list a message to his wife about a job prospect.  He was shot at
>unfairly,
>unnecessarily, and I worry about the future of our profession if folks
>are
>so quick to judge!
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John A. Bing <[log in to unmask]>
>Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Thursday, August 20, 1998 12:19 PM
>Subject: RE Michael Hering's comments
>
>
>>I too am tired of the discussion and flames on the Michael Hering
>>quote.    In no way defending it, but rather to put it into
>>perspective, I just wonder what the reaction would have been if there
>>had been a posting from a discouraged Jane Doe  remarking how she did
>>not get the nod as Director of the ABC  museum because " I guess they
>>only want a white male (or just a man) for the position."
>>
>>Just a thought
>>
>>John Bing
>

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