Ridecamp: Re: [RC] freedom of speech

Hi Jessica
Apparently you were not on Amber's "A" list as she told me she BCC'd 
members of ridecamp so I would not know all she CC'd. I have not quoted 
her and won't. Sylvia did quote part of it and promptly blocked her.
You know, I have worked with junkies when I was counselor for the 
Federally funded Aftercare Program so many of my clients had very 
colorful speech pattern to say the least. My vernacular grew to include 
MANY "F-U's," "MF's" etc--- you get the picture. I chose to communicate 
with the language with which they were comfortable. Language has no 
moral valence to me. It is merely a tool by which people communicate. 
One uses the proper language for the population and setting. I work at 
not judging them or their values. They are perhaps different from mine 
and I can choose to love people from a distance and not participate in 
their activities.
I believe it does not boil down to good-bad, moral-immoral, but rather 
appropriate-inappropriate for the situation or population at hand. While 
I might laugh and enjoy REALLY bawdy humor in some situations, I might 
believe it to be inappropriate in others. Now when the line of 
appropriateness is violated, I will express my opinion sometimes. I do 
not have the authority to anything about it, yet if I don't express my 
opinion when it brings up a strong feeling inside of me, the powers that 
be (in this case Steph and John) won't know how this is affecting the 
members on the list.
If someone comes after me with personal attacks when I express my 
opinion (and in private e-mail, no less), that is a different matter and 
I will let them know that I will do everything possible to prevent it 
from happening again to me or to others, if I can.
If the author believes the personal e-mail sent to me was not nasty and 
offensive, she has the option of posting it. I will not. Others have 
received nasty personal e-mails as well and are encouraging everyone who 
gets one to forward them to Steph and John. That is the best that we can 
do at this point.
Nuff said on this topic, already. Isn't it a good time to get on our 
horses and enjoy this beautiful weekend. I'm going to. :-)
Happy trails
Bette

Jessica Spoone wrote:

> Could somebody be so kind as to send me a copy of this "nasty and offensive"
> email? I seem to have missed it somewhere along the way or perhaps I simply
> have a sense of humor and didn't take offense.
> Jessica Spoone
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lif Strand" <lif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 6:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [RC] freedom of speech
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> > Quoted from Bette Lamore's message:
> >
> > > Oh and don't forget to call the ASPCA since Amber suggested I have sex
> > > (though not so politely) with a member of the Leave it to Beaver Show!
> > She DID????  You know, most of that stuff she said was over my head and I
> > just don't have a clue what you all are chatting about.
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