Posted by Alexus on September 5, 2006, at 6:19:43 [reposted on September 16, 2006, at 9:25:23 | original URL]
In reply to Lou's response to aspects of flb's post-itnt, posted by Lou Pilder on September 5, 2006, at 6:08:01
Lou wants to post from one Jewish persons perspective but he also wants to claim that he is speaking for ALL Jews.
I tend to believe that there is as much diversity within Jewish people as there is within Christian people and Mormon people and Buddist people and also within African American people and Hispanic people and Canadian people etc etc.
So...
You can only talk for you Lou
Just like I can only talk for me
And the next person can only talk for themThat is why there are limits on how many posts Lou can post. You aren't a spokesperson for all people of Jewish faith. Not anymore than I am a spokesperson for the mentally ill. Not at all... My opinion is one among many... And so is yours. You might find a few Jewish people to agree with you... But everyone can find that. It is being a representative sample that is that much harder.
Who gets to decide whether something 'may invoke feelings of hostility towards x group of people'?
One person from group x?
The majority of group x?
Do people from outside group x have a say?
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