Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 15:06:00 -0400
From: shawn wilbur <swilbur-AT-wcnet.org>
Subject: Re: moorish temple




Maldoror wrote:

> if ppl can't see that racial slang is yet
> another way that those in power employ their dominance
> over ppl then i think maybe a review of chomsky,
> foucault, said, etc is needed.

gr3g, let me remind you that you are still arguing that every instance of a
word like "moorish" is "racial slang." You haven't been very effective so far
in convincing folks. The appeal to the authority of Chomsky, Foucault, etc is
merely humorous.

If you can twist the work of either of those theorists around to support your
woefully inadequate notion of the work of language in maintaining hegemony,
i'll be very, very impressed.

If you think you can school us on "chomsky, foucault, said, etc," by all
means, take your best shot, but, personally, i don't think you're up to the
conversation.

> it amazes me how anti-progressive and uncritical this
> list is. apparently questioning status quo is not
> something this list is about.

We're "anti-progressive"? Can you clarify that? I would have opposed Woodrow
Wilson, had i had the opportunity. And i'm not too confortable with most
notions of "progress." But that's probably not what you mean. "Uncritical"
is, of course, the word of choice of folks who don't believe any other
viewpoint is possible - see the unfortunately popular phrase "uncritical
embrace."

I'm guessing you mean by "anti-progressive" and "uncritical" what you meant
earlier by "uninformed" - what other, more rational folks refer to as "having
a different opinion." But thanks for playing...

-shawn

> gr3g
>