Guest guest Posted January 11, 2002 Report Share Posted January 11, 2002 Peter wrote: > > Rob > > > Thank-you, Ian. I appreciate the matter-of-fact way you introduce us > > to the more shocking personal habits of *raw foodies*. > > Try replacing " raw foodies " in the above sentence with a derogatory term for > the race of your choice. Then ask yourself if such a statement can possibly > come from a reasoned, intelligent stand point. > > Peter > " Raw foodies " isn't any more a derogatory term than " meatie " " veggie " or anthing else with an added vowel, transformation into a noun, and pluralisation. A better test would be " replace with a neutral name for the race of your choice " . Rob still fails the test, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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