2009/2/5 Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <edua...@kalinowski.com.br> > > Chris Jones wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 01:57:04AM EST, Alex Samad wrote: > > > >> -- "It's a school full of so-called at-risk children. It's how we, > >> unfortunately, label certain children. It means basically they can't > >> learn. It's one of the best schools in Houston." > >> > >> - George W. Bush While speaking about KIPP Academy in Houston, TX > >> > > > > In the future, Samad, please refrain from posting stuff like the above > > concerning my country's former President. > > > > Strange... I thought you Americans value freedom of speech so much. > (Can't remember the number of the amendment, though.) > > > You and your pals may think it is funny but some of us around here may > > find it quite offensive. > > > > It's not like he's saying anything offensive about the ex-president. > He's just quoting what mr. Bush said. If anyone is to blame, it's who > said the unfortunate sentence.
I think Bush was often quite offensive (in this case, to the children at KIPP Academy, who he said can't learn), so I can see why Chris might have been upset at seeing such offensiveness repeated on this list. As an American myself, I can confirm that having a President like Bush is not fun, and is surely a painful experience to be reminded of. That said, it's easy to take these quotes out of context, especially in email footers. Bush went on to say that, "these young, mainly Hispanic youngsters are some of the best learners in Houston." So clearly they *could* learn after all. At any rate, although this rendered his argument less consistent, it did perhaps make it slightly less offensive. Finally, I think it's worth acknowledging that any quote is potentially offensive, as it's impossible to accurately judge a stranger's sensibilities, and we are mostly strangers to each other on this list. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
