Nicely put. I have nothing else to say. --DRK On Thu, 13 Aug 1998, Hank T. Foreman wrote: > Hello All, > > First off, I believe Mr. Cogswell was the originator of the Job Opening > posting, and that the comment was in response to his posting. Am I > correct? In any case, without sounding too judgmental, I think the > statement was indeed made by someone "who left their social consciousness > at home." If people feel it is appropriate to make such statements then I > think it is more than fair to expect people to respond to similar comments. > > > The gentleman who made the comment might have had numerous intentions when > making the statement. Whatever his intentions might have been...only the > responses from list members can relay how it was perceived. > > I feel the comment was inappropriate, but the author certainly has his > right to his opinion(which quite possibly is not entirely presented in his > brief statement). Likewise, the eloquent folks who responded based on > their negative perception of this comment also own an opinion. To ask > people to "leave their social consciousness at home" and not respond to > such statements sounds remarkably like a "protectionistic" strategy. Some > people can't be allowed to say certain things and others told to leave the > list when their views differ. After all, what is to stop Ms. Castillo from > suggesting that the option of leaving the list works both ways. > > Thanks for your time and consideration. > > (: Hank :) > Hank T. Foreman, Acting Director > Catherine J. Smith Gallery > Box 32057 > Farthing Auditorium > Appalachian State University > Boone, NC 28608-2057 > Dwandalyn (Dwan) Reece King Performance Studies Dept., NYU [log in to unmask] 914-681-9264