In Reply to: Re: Can I plead for a cessation of personal attacks. posted by Posy Rorer on April 9, 2007 at 13:50:15:
...the line was drawn in the shifting sands of controversy. Maybe a couple examples on either side, to enlighten? No answer was forthcoming. I suppose it must be like porn, you know it when you see it. Of course, depictions of women's ankles used to be porn...As you have noted in so many words (so many words...) there is a gatekeeper mentality present in the individuals who assault us so nastily, and while persistence is usually an admirable trait, when it turns to an outright rude stubbornness to entertain ideas beyond the realm of the college textbook, these people's indignant vehemence will inevitably be overcome as more folks resort to their own ears.
clark
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