Kick in the pants to a new century bump!
Thanks GVgirl. I suppose you've read a few of Havoc's posts on this thread, and he/she just doesn't get it. He/she keeps responding to rebukes (if you want to call it that) about his derogatory term towards black people, with even more insults.
I lost my temper on this forum once, and it almost got me run out on a rail. So I tried to be reasonable, and there are just some people in the world who can't be reasoned with. It's like Rush or someone said on the air the other day: "Throw a rock into a pack of dogs, and the dog who howls is the one you hit."
So let him/her throw his/her racial comments around, and then defend himself/herself with even more insults, and sooner or later, someone will take up this fight, or the Admins will throw him/her in the Briar Patch. I have no time for him/her anymore. I'd rather spend my FReeping time dealing with those who get it...like yourself.
At the risk of sounding cliche, "You GO, GVgirl!"
I learn a lot from my participation in FR. Which is why I keep coming back. But most posts come from emotion, not logic. And we are not communicating face-to-face. It's easy for misunderstandings to get created. Posters let their tempers flare, get defensive and overreact.
I have no clue in what corner of the country the term "colored" is still used in common speech. For all I know, Havoc is 100 years old and has never used any other term.
Havoc owes you an apology. Not so much because he was wrong, but because he did not politely accept your efforts to enlighten him. And he should have.