From: Michael Lorrey (retroman@together.net)
Date: Sat Dec 20 1997 - 11:38:54 MST
Damien Broderick wrote:
>
> At 07:23 PM 12/19/97 -0500, ML wrote:
>
> >Australian abos I am not as familiar with
>
> <PC MODE ON>
>
> This is not the happiest turn of phrase, although Michael can't be expected
> to know this. In Oz, it conveys roughly the subtext that US citizens would
> get from: `American niggers I am not as familiar with...'
>
> Damien Broderick
Sorry, I was not aware of this. If any aborigine or excessively
empatheic people were insulted, my apologies. However, as a Native
American freind of mine once told me,"I don't care what you call me,
just don't call me late for dinner."
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