Re: URGENT: Black Gays Condemn BET, Winans; Press Conference
Ashwin Tumne (ashwin@visgen.com)
Wed, 29 Oct 1997 11:59:55 -0500 (EST)
> Hmm... since I always thought that tolerance meant being able to get along
> with people who hold views you don't agree with, it's interesting to see
> how certain groups, having pushed so hard for tolerance themselves refuse
> to tolerate dissenting views and lash out (in the name of tolerance) with
> the same acidic vibes as any anti-commie blacklister right-wing republic TV
> preacher. It's getting kinda hard to tell who the hypocrites are these
> days...
>
Point well taken but there's a difference between tolerance and bigotry. If someone
or some group's viewpoints end up in wrongful discrimination (as this case
appears to be) then it's unacceptable (tolerance has its limits too).
> For the record, even though I wouldn't say that I agree with her
> orientation, as a bassist I can tell you that MeShell NdegeOcello's grooves
A person's orientation isn't a matter of opinion. People are what they are and
tolerance means that you accept it (Just my opinion).
shanti,
ashwin
ashwin@visgen.com