[Callers] Progressive politics? Ha, ha

[Ron Blechner via Callers]

Can we please not discuss politics on this list?

Seriously.
On Oct 29, 2015 9:51 AM, "Aahz Maruch via Callers" <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 28, 2015, Michael Fuerst via Callers wrote:
> >
> > I have been contra dancing for 30 years or so and this is the first
> > time I've encountered a question about "gypsy" being controversial.
> > The people who contra dance on average are well left of center
> > politically--people who would never use an ethnically offensive
> > word.(Finding a bumper sticker at a contra dance gathering supporting
> > a Republican candidate is quite impossible.)As you noted, language
> > evolves, and the use of "gypsy" in contra dancing never had any
> > offensive baggage or intent. Given the thousands of left-wing contra
> > dancers who have guiltlessly gypsied over the years, having a single
> > individual (who may not well be a member of the allegedly offended
> > group) come to a dance, and for some reason makes the connection she
> > did, does not seem adequate to drop the word.
>
> <belly laugh>  Your suggestion that progressive people promoting
> political correctness always stick to their progressive principles is
> risible.  I suggest that you do some research into the countless number
> of times that "progressive" people have screwed over minorities who
> weren't in their own demographic.
>
> To save you a bit of time, here's one specific example that consumed
> large amounts of time and emotional energy in one of my other social
> groups:
>
> http://fanlore.org/wiki/RaceFail_%2709
>
> > Your examples of "nigger" and "faggot" are not comparable, as they are
> > today often sill used with intended hate.
>
> Please re-read the messages pointing out that in Europe, particularly,
> "gypsy" still definitely gets used as a hateful slur.  And I don't know
> enough about *ALL* of American culture to presume that "gypsy" isn't used
> that way here in significant subcultures.  Certainly "gyp" (as a verb)
> does get used.
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