It's a shame people infer things that don't exist.
Please reserve the cliches for when it matters - no elaboration necessary,
DOQ
On 13 Oct 2005 at 9:56, Christina Martens wrote:
> It is a shame that while trying to fight stigma and discrimination for
> people with differing abilities, we resort to using the same language and
> prejudice against others. I guess we have learned our lessons well.
>
> Christina Martens
>
>
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> Michael,
>
> I know what you were alluding to. I just needed you to say it as it was
> almost too
> ridiculous to repeat.
>
> If you honestly think that academia is inclusivive,
> either you've lived in the environment too long; or you;ve never been
> outside an
> academic environment to know what inclusiveness should entail. Academia is
> a
> sanctuary for the spoiled, the pampered, and the "bright and intelligent" -
> or at least,
> those so defined. To suggest otherwise is to be completely clouded by your
> profession(?).
>
> DOQ
>
>
>
>
> On 13 Oct 2005 at 14:05, Michael Peckitt wrote:
>
> > My point was that I find questionable that your remark being directed
> > towards academia made everything ok, as if being directed twards an
> > institution was more acceptable than a remarked being directed against one
>
> > person. Neither is necessairly acceptable.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > And it being directed at academia makes perfectly acceptable?
> > > >
> > > > Michael Gillan Peckitt BA MA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: David Quarter <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > >Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > >Subject: Re: Journal of Medical Humanities - Disability issue
> > > > >Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:09:05 -0400
> > > > >
> > > > > My remark wasn't directed to any one person as opposed to academia
> > > >
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