Probably you'll find this back-channel I received from "Murphio" merely
"daft" as well, Jon. I'm sure he's seen all the Godfather movies and
carefully chose those Sicilian/Mafioso references in yesterday's post for
their intended threatening effect on an American. (But I guess you don't
even think it's abusive to call someone "a complete asshole" in two
languages either, Jon.) Prior to this salubrious message, Murphy
back-channeled me a list of women's first names paired with names of cities
around the world, accompanied by the message "it's no fantasy."
Prior to this episode--about a year prior, in fact--I complained to the
listowners about sexually harassing back-channels from Murphy, and I believe
they gave him a mild warning. Since then, I've received--and posted to the
list--several more, similarly distasteful back-channels from him, and
another woman has left this list because of his unwelcome b-c attentions.
She told me that when she appealed to one of the listowners (Elizabeth, who
made her indifference to my being threatened yesterday so clear with her
flip follow-up post re "pissed" Americans) that she was advised to pull up
her socks, find a stiff upper lip--all those trad Brit values, you know.
I think this situation answers David's question--however disingenuous and
rhetorical that was, since he knows better than most what "anti-American"
means (and he's taught me everything I know about it as far as Brit-Po
goes). It also answers my implied question yesterday about the list
consensus on threatening posts, as has the apparent indifference of all
three listowners to such threatening addresses by one listee to another.
I've been on Brit-Po for years and leave it reluctantly now, but it's clear
this has become a list where such nasty creeps as Murphy are more welcome
than I am. I wish you joy of his company, and relief from mine. If he
continues to harass me back-channel, I'll report him to Jiscmail--and I'll
invite the other woman he drove off Brit-Po to join me in the complaint. If
there are female listees here who have also suffered his unwelcome
attentions in the meantime, feel free to back-channel me if you'd like me to
add your own experiences to such a complaint. With enough voices raised
loudly enough, we could get him banned from all Jiscmail lists, however
popular he may be on Brit-Po.
Candice
------ Forwarded Message
>> From: Paul Murphy <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 07:03:24 -0800 (PST)
>> To: Candice Ward <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: David Icke
>>
>> your just jealous, I'll send my pal Phillipe around,
>> he's the one who burnt down all the restaurants near
>> Agrigento, if you tell him your a member of the
>> Jehovahs Witnesses he'll go away, ciao-allora, Paolo
>> Murphio
>
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