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Pastimes : The Boxing Ring Revived -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (3596)	1/9/2003 2:11:48 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

If a custom belongs to a time period that has been superceded by a superior social system, rendering the custom obsolete, it is not a mere change of fashion, but an outcome of progress. Thus, the discarding of servile mannerisms among those of inferior social classes, or among blacks, is not a mere change of fashion. No longer need a mechanic stand with eyes downcast while dealing with a person of means. No longer need a black man stand in a luncheonette, while other cusomers sit......