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06-28-2004, 08:46 PM

"G.T." <getnews1@dslextreme.com> wrote:

>Mark Hickey wrote:
>
>> If it's your contention that saying "some of the nicest people I know
>> happen to be Muslim" is a "hackneyed metaphor", I'd say you're WAY out
>> of touch with reality. Way out of touch.
>
>Some of the nicest people I know happen to be black.

Me too.

If you look at the statement's construction, it's saying (clearly I
think) that race / religion is not the issue, but the individual's
character. Isn't that kinda the whole point?

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame

06-28-2004, 08:46 PM	#25 (permalink)
Mark Hickey Posts: n/a	Re: I was misled "G.T." <getnews1@dslextreme.com> wrote: >Mark Hickey wrote: > >> If it's your contention that saying "some of the nicest people I know >> happen to be Muslim" is a "hackneyed metaphor", I'd say you're WAY out >> of touch with reality. Way out of touch. > >Some of the nicest people I know happen to be black. Me too. If you look at the statement's construction, it's saying (clearly I think) that race / religion is not the issue, but the individual's character. Isn't that kinda the whole point? Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame