Taking foot out of mouth here - sorry for the
misunderstanding
was reacting to a comment re 'white males' in the herald
article and thinking of the feminist definition of the
english canon as 'dead white males'
nothing personal intended.
BTW I had a similar experience to your poem 'plagiarisation'
at uni with a law essay - know how you feel.
josephine
"david.bircumshaw" wrote:
>
> > Ah more 'white males' but not quite dead yet ...
> >
>
> Er, I wouldn't wish death on anyone, white male or no. Don't quite 'get' the
> context of your post, Josephine.
>
> Actually, there is a partial exception to my first sentence: it was called
> TYSON and it was a MATHS teacher and a sadist - and I can get quite close to
> wishing him in the flames of Hell for all eternity, even after all these
> years.
>
> But rhetoric about 'white males' is language out of control - certainly does
> apply in some cases but not indiscriminately 'across the board'.
>
> Best
>
> Dave
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Printmaker" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 11:47 PM
> Subject: Re: teaching
>
> > Ah more 'white males' but not quite dead yet ...
> >
> >
> >
> > "david.bircumshaw" wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, while we're on this subject, there is a simply hilarious article
> in
> > > the Sunday Herald at:
> > >
> > > http://www.sundayherald.com/15783
> > >
> > > which features a walk-in cameo by our very own Robin Hamilton and also
> the
> > > vile notion that Alasdair Gray's 'Lanark' is 'unreadable' - talk about
> > > heresy - I blame the teachers of English.
> > >
> > > Best
> > >
> > > Dave
> >
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