ANST - not a PC issue ...

[j'lynn yeates]

... unless you are speaking of "period correctness"

On 18 Nov 98, at 20:24, j_smallw at titan.sfasu.edu wrote:

> Uh, 'wolf,  what subtle poison are you talking about???

negative / exclusionary comments focused on "un popular" individuals or 
sub-groups that are engineered to isolate, denigrate, dishonour, ...  when 
repeated long enough they become "acceptable", in time they take hold 
and grow into the "norm".  this is a hydra that is exceedingly difficult to kill 
when grown ...  

from observation, i've seen that many good people and sub-groups tire of 
continaully defending against ongoing verbal attacks and "retire" into 
silence and lower levels of "play".   unfortunately, this only validates the 
process.  what i advise is for these people to spaek up when they feel 
slighted by word or action (quite appropraite for the early celtic and norse 
persona's that were mentioned in earlier parts of this thread ...).  if more 
people would do so, then perhaps the perceptions of the otherside of the 
coin might shift back to a more balanced point. 

not at all new issue - find a good Rialto archive and you will note that it is a 
long thread that has appeared again and again over the years... or hunt out 
the *many* that were driven out of the SCA or bailed out of disgust with the 
politic's that became the norm.

this is not  "PC" issue, but on of basic respect and tolerance for all 
pathways ... in all cases, stand up for yourself, your belief's, your group 
against all who would tear you down or subvert you to their interpretation of 
what *should* be.

'wolf

... When we hunt, we all function with one mind
... - Boingo, Pedestrian Wolves
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