Could you define "educated" ?
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From: "Deb Fuller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 10:52 AM
Subject: "Cloth Jews" and Museum-L irritability


> Is it just me or does the population of Museum-L seem rather touchy as of
late?
> While the recent war is bound to flare tempers, there have been complaints
from
> posting too many job listings from USAJobs or other online sources to
flogging
> the person who posted a list of reenactor and living historian terms that
he
> thought "we should be familiar with" but not necessarily use.
>
> Yes, I think "cloth jew" is offensive but fortunately, I've never heard
anyone
> in the reenactment community use it. We generally refer to those types of
> sutlers as just bad sutlers or "sutlers who sell crap".
>
> I would again hope that the educated people on this list would be more
> enlightened than to attack someone who uses that term (or someone who
> innocently posts a list containing that term). Instead, I would hope that
our
> gentle readers on this list and elsewhere would channel the spirit of Miss
> Manners and politely correct the offending user and explain why you think
that
> term should not be used.
>
> As an aside note, how many of you use the term "gyp" as in "I got
gypped!!"
> Comes from the derogatory term for the Romany peoples of Europe -
"gypsies".
>
> So gentle museum professionals, please take a deep breath, think happy
thoughts
> and relax before you post. We are here to share information and educate.
> Indignation for the sake of indignation rarely does any good.
>
> Calmly,
>
> Deb Fuller
>
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