RE: Changing sailboat name and -- homophobia?!? HUH?--LIGHTEN U P< PEOPLE!!!

From: Dickerson, Richard (Richard.Dickerson@TTMC.TTUHSC.EDU)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2000 - 08:29:05 PST


I have been following this thread with some interest. I am particularly
amused by the fact that even educated people fail to realize that we are
all tribalistic at the basest level. I say tribalistic because bigotry,
racism, heterophobia and homophobia are all manifestations of the same
desire to be with the ones most like us. Street gangs, social clubs and
other cliques are all examples. Our tolerance for others is determined by
early life experiences, self esteem and the amount of pressure to survive.
The bottom line is that under the right circumstances any of us would be
guilty of tribalism and under the best circumstances, tolerance prevails.
Richard Dickerson, Ph.D., DABT
Associate Professor, TIEHH and
Department of Pharmacology
Texas Tech Medical Campus
3601 4th Street
Lubbock Texas 79430
806 743 2425 xt 232
806 743 2744 fax

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> From: HandyM2@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2000 9:40 PM
> To: wwpotter@tscnet.com
> Subject: Re: Changing sailboat name and -- homophobia?!?
> HUH?--LIGHTEN UP< PEOPLE!!!
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> Brian, You NEED to wake up to the real world. Folks are NOT accepting
> such
> "Cute" Little Jokes like Susans Homophobia.
>
> So if your trying for a few points with Susan, great ya got them. Use the
>
> Priviate email for YOUR OWN Pontificating Speeches.
>
> Michael
> P19 Traveller
> Columbia SC
>
> In a message dated 3/7/00 10:37:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> Kurrikurri@aol.com writes:
>
> << Your unsolicited, pontificating sermon was unnecessary and totally out
> of
> line. Save that nonsense for the proper forum---this ain't it!!
> Susan, good luck with your name change...if you still dare.
>
> Brian >>
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