Of course it does, Kurt. You are absolutely right that someone could have taken offense to my comment... what with it being so obviously offensive and all. And you've fallen into my not-so-clever trap by providing me with an opportuntiy to demonstrate just how easy it is to offer an apology in this kind of situation.
To any Texans or others who may have been offened by my earlier comments, please accept my apology for making stupid and potentially hurtful assertions about your state.
Tom Dalton
Bethlehem, PA
Kurt Sperry <haxixe@gmail.com> wrote: I find your assertion that Texas is a vulgar state highly offensive. Perhaps a post to the list acknowledging that such a statement is likely to be taken as offensive and a disavowal of said statement is in order.
Works both ways, see?
Kurt Sperry
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:14:13 -0700 (PDT), Tom Dalton
wrote:
> Shucks, this is a hoot. Well, here's to Texas where they still cast Americans in the old-fashioned, down-home, God-fearing, no pretenses, good-ol'-boy mold. It must be great to live in a place where you can call a spade a Spade. Those high-brow East Coasters need to lighten up. There's nothing wrong with jokes that mock Italian accents or refer to gay men as fags... and one would certainly have to be infected with "Polotical Correctness" to take issue with my assertion that Texas is perhaps the most of vulgar of our United States.
>
> Most of us, even my uptight, Yankee self, were not offened by Dave's adolescent humor, beyond the fact that it insults our intelligence and presumes a common mindset of insensitivity. But, if someone was offened enough to post a reaction, why not just say, "I'm sorry, I didn't intend to cause offense." To say that there is no "need" to apologize implies either that the offened person is unreasonable, which you went on to state explicitly, or that it is okay to cause offense intentionally. Dave makes a habit of mild on-list impropriety and the last thing the list needs is someone to encourge him publicly.
>
> Tom Dalton
>
> Bethlehem, PA
>
> I don't think a bad joke requires an apology. The guys in NYC shoould
> realize that places like Cut Bank, MT and Houston, TX haven't yet been
> infected by the kind of Polotical Correctness that makes it a felony to
> tell a joke. Thank God.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
>
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