[ExI] Status as human motivator

[Mike Dougherty]

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 1:56 AM, Olga Bourlin <olga.bourlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mike, I was being sarcastic, you know?  I don't believe in "free
> passes," especially not the ones written by the largely "pale and
> male" crowd among the Extropian libertarians here.  How accommodating
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 10:43 PM, F. C. Moulton <moulton at moulton.com> wrote:
>> Concerning racism
>> On 04/26/2011 09:24 PM, Olga Bourlin wrote:
>>> But, hey, here everybody gets a free pass.
>>
>> Allow me to disagree.  I do not think that anyone should get a free pass

I'm checking back quite late considering the flurry of activity on
this thread.  For the record I got (and appreciated) your sarcasm in
the message to which F.C. Moulton replied.

Keith's reply to clarify the "hanging offense" comment also corrected
my thinking.
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If racially insensitive language offends you (the general you /
anyone) then is inherently gender insensitive language any better or
worse?  How far down the road to Newspeak is an improvement and how
far is too far?

Maybe this idea is going off-topic; if so, consider it merely rhetorical.