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[RC] I've got hatemail - Spottedracer

Um, I think you're one of the people who don't "get" Angie.  


***People that need to make themselves look better by degrading others - are 
not the type of individuals that I prefer to know, understand, or support by 
purchasing a book.... After reading this article - Myself and many others 
wouldn't ever consider purchasing anything written by her..You should've heard 
some of the comments spoken about it at the City Slickers ride...I'm far from 
the only one that thought the article was in very poor taste.

Just by printing that article, AERC turns off prospective members because they 
present these views as the common views held by the AERC membership.
She single-handedly turned off over a dozen Senior students to ever think of 
AERC as 'minority friendly' (and yes, all are accepted to MD or Pharmacy 
school, all horse lovers/riders, all will be VERY well-off and able to compete 
in whatever they want to in the next ten years....the type of young people AERC 
WANTS)

You know, there's a difference between comedy and rudeness.... I'm sure that 
people felt it was 'funny' back in the 50's-60's to talk about those 'stupid 
niggers' who thought they should be treated the same.. as well as it was 
'funny' to joke about women who WANTED to work and not have children. 'Funny' 
to joke about kids born with handicaps. Yep, back then people had many opinions 
that we now consider reprehensible - but they thought it was 'funny'.

Maybe I'm just different - I was raised in the military and taught to VALUE 
diversity.. I'm currently enrolled at a minority University... I'm being 
trained to become a teacher - and of course to VALUE diversity and to encourage 
children/people of all types to try to attain their goals.. Regardless of how 
'different' they are from me, or whether I even like them..

I prefer to OPEN my mind - not joke about how close minded we should be.. I 
don't feel the need to get a cheap laugh by needlessly degrading others because 
they are 'different' - Regardless of how 'funny' I think the degradation is... 
It's still degradation!

I'm far from the only one insulted.. Have 10 emails from quite list members 
whom all agree with me on this.. they just don't like to get BLASTED for having 
differing opinions and open minds...But then, I'm a strong enough person - not 
to have to 'go with the herd' - when the herd is going in the wrong 
direction....

So give me your best shots... If being open-minded, sensitive to other's 
perspectives, a supporter of diversity, against making potshots at others 
because they are 'different' - is wrong.. then I'm DAMN proud to be WRONG!!

- LP

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