Date:  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 20:29:31 -0500

From:  SETH SKLAREY <crissiet[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]IPOF.FLA.NET>

Subject: Re: PC Language



>Historical and other corrections: the spelling "womyn" was never

>from NOW (which is a basically moderate organization), but from

>various radical lesbians.



In Miami there was a period when NOW was controlled by a radical faction,

but if you check my original post I attributed "womyn" to the radical

wing.



>And at least here in New York, we have both vocational schools, which

>teach people to be train drivers or airline mechanics, and alternative

>schools, which help people graduate from high school, and neither of

>these is the same as a reform school: nobody is sentenced to either

>because they've committed a crime.



Of course I understand the difference between vocational and alternative

schools. Whether some students are given a chance or alternative to

successfully attend an alternative school or be subject to a more

punitive possibility is a matter of debate.



 And in case Seth cares, some people

>really do have thyroid problems. Fortunately, it's an easily treated

>matter. And if it really makes him happier to think of a 400-pound`

>woman as a fat slob, that's his problem.



I never used the term fat slob. I'm curious how you

made that connection.



Although I consider myself intellectually sensitive, I realize that

my humor tends to be less sensitive and if anyone becomes offended

I apologize. In my postings I try to be stimulating, a bit provocative

and give food for thought. Since I read and reply late at night I

might occasionally shoot from the hip and have second thoughts in the

morning. I'm always open to constructive criticism and willing to

be corrected.



Sincerely,





Seth Sklarey

crissiet[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ipof.fla.net