[Callers] freedom

Ron Blechner contraron at gmail.com
Thu Mar 29 12:01:17 PDT 2018


Really don't appreciate name calling on this list.

On Wed, Mar 28, 2018, 7:22 PM Alexandra Deis-Lauby via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> Thanks Dave!
> I too have that reaction whenever a caller brings up controversy about
> terminology.
>
> On the flip side, when an older caller tries to adapt pronouns and such
> without making a big deal of it, it’s awesome, even when they make
> mistakes.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 28, 2018, at 5:29 PM, Tom Hinds via Callers <
> callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
> Here was my issue, briefly :  I was told to use "walk around" when calling
> at glen echo.  It also happens that I'm a western square caller and have
> used "walk around your corner, see saw your taw" for decades.
>
> It has happened on two occasions when I have mixed up square dance calls
> from one time period into another or from one tradition to another and have
> confused the dancers a tad and made them think perhaps I'm an idiot.
>
> As far as gypsy is concerned I'd use ANY call as a substitute but not walk
> around out of fear of saying the wrong thing by habit.  Perhaps it's remote
> that it would happen but I'm going to avoid looking liking an idiot at all
> costs!
>
> Being given that rule by the organizer made my planning for that dance a
> nightmare.  Do I use dances without gypsies?  I mean it really through a
> wrench into the way I usually plan because to follow their rule and protect
> myself I'd have to eliminate far too many good dances to keep from using
> gypsy.
>
> And there are more rules that I have to follow or address that I'd rather
> not, like leaving a couple out at the top when the music ends.
>
> As far as being sarcastic NO I'm not that kind of person.  I simply
> thought Ron was being a bully so I wanted to know where he stood.  There
> are a number of us out there that associate PC with a threat to our
> freedoms and I'm not a conservative.  Sure I can look up things on the
> computer and you think I'm being sarcastic because I didn't, but we're
> different.  I hate computers and only use them when I have to.   I value
> clear communication and if you carefully read my email you'll see that's
> what I was asking for.  On several of Ron's emails I see there are a good
> number of dots that weren't being connected so I wondered what was going on.
>
> As far as my attitude at Glen Echo is concerned you are reading into it.
> If you want to continue this perhaps just between us is the best way.  And
> here we go, Tom is confused again.  Why are you replying for Ron?
>
> Tom
>
>
> >
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