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To: John Messbauer who wrote (12081)	10/19/1999 9:54:00 PM
From: Len	Respond to of 62581

John, you've posted some funny stuff. However, I'd like to ask you a favor. I could care less about profanity, it's my normal way of speaking, frankly. But I do take exception to pejorative terms, like "faggot." It is no different than using the term "nigger," in my opinion, and just isn't a kind way to describe what it is purporting to describe. I doubt you would use the latter term here on SI. If you had, I would complain just as loudly, but politely, as I am here. Would you mind doing some filtering of your posts before you finalize them, and substituting a less hateful word than the one you used? I assure you, the joke is just as funny without that term. I hesitate to be a post policeman, but I doubt I'd get much disagreement in this instance. I'm sure you just overlooked it. Thanks a lot. Len