Lee Berman and Hotmail

Lee Berman · 11 Jan 2011, 18:11 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: severiansola at hotmail.com (Lee Berman)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:11:04 -0500
Subject: (urth) Lee Berman and Hotmail
Message-ID: <SNT123-w4623A8F7CA401A9D4C1491CF0F0 at phx.gbl>

>Jeff Wilson: I realize I am asking a lot for someone to modify their years-ingrained 
>habits. But I think it's more likely for one person to toe the line of mutual agreement 
>than to expect the rest to mutually agree to move the line at the one person's pleasure. 
>Unless it's a cult thing, I guess.

Actually, in my previous incarnations on this List, I used the traditional format to post, 
though it always seemed a confusing and unnecessarily cluttered. My current style is
designed to emulate the more modern posting format of some other message boards to which  I 
contribute.  Using it here, I have noticed a general increase, not decrease, in the 
understanding of what I am trying to say. 

Also, as I've mentioned, I rarely actually go to my email site to read Urth posts. I prefer
the website.

But I understand the appeal of a long-standing and familiar format also. I'd be glad to 
switch back to the old method if a majority (maybe 7-8 others) strongly wish for it.

>my relatives have make it plain to me that the only reason they use "black" is to avoid 
>offending *white* people who might overhear and complain.

heh. Any chance of getting them to say "African-american"? or.. "Persons of Color"? I have rural 
southern family myself (Florida panhandle) so I know what you are talking about. I leave it 
alone. If they can tolerate their yankee cousins' way of talking, walking and clothing themselves 
I guess I can tolerate their casually racist language for short visits. We are all products of our 
environments.

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