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[Martin Burns]

On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Erika Meyer wrote:

> Race issues are worse IMO when you pretend they doesn't exist.
> Closing your eyes and closing your mouth in special company doesn't
> make racism go away.  Same with sexism.

Well yes and no - of course it doesn't remove the sex/racism of the
individual. But the more that sex/racists feel less free to openly espouse
their views, the less chance there is of those views continuing to be
generally acceptable. It has an effect, albeit a longer-term one.

IOW don't make it easy for the buggers.

Cheers
Martin
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