06-28-2004, 09:38 PM
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Kevan Smith <Kevan@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 06:52:12 -0700, Mark Hickey <mark@habcycles.com> from
>Habanero Cycles wrote:
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>>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.
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>Here in the deep south, racism is still a daily issue. I often hear "Some of
>the nicest people I know are black." However, the people saying that often
>don't consider black people nice enough for their homes and churches. I hope
>your attitude is different regarding Muslims, and, I think it is. You just
>happened to use an unfortunate turn of phrase.
I guess I'm living in a (partially) hopelessly PC world. I personally
wouldn't feel offended if someone included some group I was in in a
similar statement...
.... some of the nicest people I know happen to be bicyclists
.... some of the nicest people I know happen to be white males
.... some of the nicest people I know happen to be Christians
.... some of the nicest people I know happen to be tall, incredibly
intelligent and good looking suave fellows.
Errr, three out of four...
But whatever - I've always been for equal treatment for everyone.
That made me a liberal 30 years ago, and a conservative now.
I've hired LOTS of people over the years (not in the bike biz), and I
can say that if there was a group seriously under-represented, it
would be white males. Not because I tried to hire minorities and
women - I just had good applicants who happened to be Muslims, blacks,
women, (and of course, Chinese... but in China that wasn't worth any
extra points). Ooops, did I cross another PC boundary? ;-)
Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame
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