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To: OrthodoxPresbyterian
It all depends on who is saying it. If it is in a scientific form, then I have no problem. But if it is in the contemporary, I reject the word.
38 posted on 09/03/2002 8:49:18 PM PDT by rdb3
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To: rdb3; my_pointy_head_is_sharp; mhking
Posted by rdb3 to OrthodoxPresbyterian ~~ It all depends on who is saying it. If it is in a scientific form, then I have no problem. But if it is in the contemporary, I reject the word.

EXACTLY correct, my brother (in Christ, which is more important than any "blood").

"My Pointy Head" is (I think) trying to make the point that the term "Negroid" is no more scientifically demeaning than the term "Caucasoid".

Well, yeah, that's true, "Pointy Head" -- and, yeah, it sure would be nice if we were all "scientifically neutral" in our use of language... but respectfully, only a fool would ignore the fact that the Left (and, indeed, all those who seek to de-value the essential moral equality of Men) do in fact seek to dehumanize by the use of "clinical" language.

This is the very reason why the Right seeks to use the term "Pre-Born Baby" or "UnBorn Baby" when discussing Abortion... it's not that the term "Fetus" is scientifically incorrect, it is the fact that we exercise common sense to recognize the Left's use of clinical terminology for the purpose of dehumanization.

It is true that "Fetus" is a scientifically-correct use of terminology, but I prefer the term "UnBorn Baby" for the deliberate purpose of emphasizing the human moral equality between us all.

The term "UnBorn Baby" may be less scientific than the term "fetus", but it enjoys the virtue of emphasizing the essential human dignity of the UnBorn Human.

In like manner, while "Caucasoid" and "Negroid" may be clinically correct ethnographic terminologies, I prefer the terms "White Guy" and "Black Guy" when it comes to common parlance. To me, it serves as an unconscious reminder that, aside from the clinical racial ethnography, when the shinola hits the fan ...we all bleed the same shade of red.

There's something to be said for common-sense aphorisms, and I've said my piece.

45 posted on 09/03/2002 10:04:15 PM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian
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