Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 09:12 EDT
From: Sangeeta_RAY-AT-umail.umd.edu (sr42)
Subject: abusive mails


Dear all: I am all for free speech and so let "eldora" (is that an
alias--does this person have a name --if so I may have missed it) write
whatever he/she pleases. however, those of you (including me) who find it
distasteful and basically not even an argument--its just a string of
abuse--could merely ignore it, can't we? By now when you see a posting from
'eldora" you could just choose to zap it. what is even worse is when someone
responds to the post and includes "eldora's" post in their reply--why
circulate what you think is abusive and full of mostly gendered, sexual
epithets. How does that help? isn't this exactly what someone who writes
hate mail wants--a circulation. So, i for one, choose not to read the posts
but then am forced to when its included in a reply. Why provide fodder for
someone who clearly is using this forum to rile people--unless of course you
(those who engage this 'eldora") choose to be riled. I am not saying turn
the other cheek but at times exercising one's choice to ignore someone who
clearly is using speech as a way to release some deep pent up "something"
about who knows what may help.

Of course those who like to be called cunt and find it fascinating and
amusing should of course continue to engage with "eldora"--that too is a
question of choice.

Of course "eldora" will reply to this and I will tell "eldora" now that I
ofcourse will not read the mail or respond to his posting about this.

Sangeeta

Sangeeta RAY
Associate Professor
Dept. of English
Univ. of Maryland
College Park MD 20740
Email:Sangeeta_RAY-AT-umail.umd.edu (sr42)
Phone: 301-405-3837


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