On Sep 16, 12:50*am, wrote:

Just so there is no mistake Mr.Knight, I am quite disgusted and not a
little disappointed at your use of the reference.

I have tried to stay out of this fray you and others seem to
constantly want to engage in as much as possible. I remember the
specific comments about the behaviors that troubled you and the
instantaneous holier than thou responses that has led to this multi-
year flame fest. Personally I wish everyone would give it a rest as I
read your initial comments not so much homophobic as something more
along the lines of a culture clash which has led to an even bigger,
longer lasting culture clash.

However whatever else happens, the train station image, and only the
train station image provides an opportunity for parody and satire. It
was in that context that I made my response to Richard.

And no it's not acceptable to use racial slurs in pleasant
conversation, alas there is nothing I can, nor to my knowledge, anyone
else can do to prevent it. I didn't like Dickie's Richard Pryor
references either, at least in the way he presented it. But no one has
appointed me lord and master over the newsgroup and to my knowledge,
we don't collectively have access to the various servers that would
allow us to delete "offensive posts."

In other words, I wasn't taking a swipe at you, just trying to ensure
the "**** you" did not escalate into something bigger.