Gee whiz.
I already replied privately to Paul but I guess what I thought would be
obvious is not. Please do not be offended if I state the obvious:
Were I a Jewish safety steward I would be very offended by being called a
Nazi. I don't know how to make it any plainer. The Nazis killed 6 million
Jews during WWII. Most Jews are horrified by anything to do with Nazis. So
calling a Jew a Nazi would be deeply offensive. Since you don't know that
all the safety folks aren't Jewish maybe you should avoid calling them
Nazis.
-Alan
On Tuesday, August 31, 1999 12:06 PM, Mike Bultemeier [SMTP:hottvr@tfs.net]
wrote:
> I thought the same thing but was afraid to ask. I figured this was a setup
for a
> "Flaming".
>
> Mike B.
>
> Paul Foster wrote:
>
> > Alan Pozner wrote:
> > >
> > > While I understand the intent of the term Safety Nazi, please
recognize the
> > > incredibly offensive nature of the term from a Jewish person's point
of
> > > view. While I hate politically correct stuff as much as the next guy
and
> > > recognize the importance of freedom of speech AND recognize that words
are
> > > just words I ask that you avoid this personally offensive term in the
> > > future.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Alan "yeah, I am Jewish" Pozner
> >
> > Hello Alan,
> >
> > Sorry but I just don't get it. If you don't mind me asking, what do you
> > find so personally offensive about the term?
> >
> > Paul Foster
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