Re: Race Card

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

You guys just get it.  Good luck folks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan A." <nja13@alltel.net>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: Race Card


> I'll agree that this anti-melonhead reaction has gone to far. That
nickname
> has been used on this list for about a year or so I think. It simply comes
> from the fact that AW has a huge head! (This reminds me of "So I married
an
> Axe Murderer" with Mike Meyers. I can see the old Scottish dad yelling in
a
> thick Scottish accent: "Good God, child, move that friggin' huge noggin'
o'
> yours. Would you look at the size of that melon!" The kid was white.)
> No one can predict what pedestrian phrases someone on this list is going
to
> take offense to. How about the ol' headless chicken outbreak press?
> Shouldn't that be just as offensive/racist as melon head?
>
>
>
> >From: "Orion" <johnlyell@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: Race card....
> >
> >
> >No that I want to extend this volley, I am interested in how melonhead is
> >construed as racist?
> >
> >
> >Am I missing something? I call my son this all the time when he does
things
> >without thinking.