Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site allegra.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!mhuxl!ulysses!allegra!alan From: alan@allegra.UUCP (Alan S. Driscoll) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: disgusting! (apology) Message-ID: <2710@allegra.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Aug-84 22:03:54 EDT Article-I.D.: allegra.2710 Posted: Thu Aug 16 22:03:54 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Aug-84 00:39:39 EDT References: <3363@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 29 [ > = Lisa Chabot ] > I'm not sure, but I *think* that Alan's impression comes from a letter by > Steven Maurer entitled "Subject: Re: comments on Maurer's comments on Chabot's > comments..." which quotes the following passage which I DID NOT write > (and NEITHER did Steven Maurer): >> ... A major difference between >> stereotypes of minorities and stereotypes of "majorities". Minority >> stereotypes involve lies and falsehoods told about people to spread >> hatred; some minorities actually adhered to the stereotypes, believing >> that 1) they were supposed to, and 2) that "majorities" would be more >> accepting of them if they behaved according to expectations. Majority >> stereotypes involve behaviors that we have seen more than our share >> of examples of; while *some* minorities actually adhered to their >> stereotypes for the reasons I've described, the funny thing is that >> so many "majorities" do the same thing for the same reasons. I've already apologized to Lisa in net.singles, but I guess I should do it here, too. I SCREWED UP. The above quote [ >> ] is *not* from Lisa, as I thought it was, but from Rich Rosen. Sssssorry... [ :-) ] -- Alan S. Driscoll AT&T Bell Laboratories