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To: Lane3 who wrote (20051)	6/1/2006 5:38:31 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (1) of 543587

having a future time orientation I'm not at all sure what this means, but whatever it is I don't see how it's racist. <edit> Just read this. Message 22502023 Colour me enlightened. As well as flesh. Still not sure that it amounts to racism, though. </edit> I'd say if someone uses the term 'flesh coloured', the instinct of the hearer would be to assume their own. Not so much racist as rather imprecise especially in a mixed crowd. Unless of course 'flesh coloured' is generally understood (in Seattle at least) to mean pinky-white. In which case, as a generally understood term, it's sufficiently accurate without being racist, merely indicating the likely colour of flesh... [OK, I can see what they mean. But anyone fool enough to memo that is either in full CYA mode or has too much time on their hands.]

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