<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">"My best friend / relative is ___" and "I donate to ___ charities" are not good excuses to use hurtful language willy-nilly.<div><br></div><div>I don't consider this to be censorship, personal or institutional. As per the anti-harassment policy, I'm simply asking you to stop using the word as a jocular metaphor as I consider it harassing behavior, and expecting you to comply. As a non-member, I am not advocating your removal, nor can I.</div><div><br></div><div>Jeffrey<br><div><br><div><div>On Oct 16, 2013, at 10:37 AM, Johny Radio <<a href="mailto:johnyradio@gmail.com">johnyradio@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<blockquote cite="mid:CACp8k35ERc5dQ=V7CuH40W=jSD21x+EJ9HUQe7QNHn84QmCzCA@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"><p>I dont think johnny meant anything by it. Youre judging his
words without hearing his subtext. Yes, I get upset when people
say 'thats gay' because Im queer spawn, but i have never
corrected anyone on it because I knew they werent really
serious, just ignorant and ignorance is suffering, so reacting
to ignorance is reacting tp suffering.</p>
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thanks Nicholas, but i don't feel i'm either ignorant or suffering.
If anyone chooses to consider my use of the word "rape" as a
tongue-in-cheek metaphor to be an expression of insensitivity toward
women's suffering, then you're mistaken. My sister was raped once,
and she still suffers from it. That's one reason i have done
volunteer work for Women Against Rape. <br>
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i consider Freedom of Speech to be a fundamental right, and i will
exercise that right. <br>
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however, Noisebridge does have it's own rules. Therefor, Jeffery
Carl, i encourage you to propose that johny radio be banned from
noisebridge for using the word "rape" as a metaphor. If i am asked
to leave noisebridge, i shall comply without argument. <br>
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