Aaron:
        Thankyou for your response.
 
        I agree that "off color" jokes, when expected, have a very different
impact than when slipped in under the guise of another type of fable.  That
is probably the real reason for the reaction.  I
 
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Eunice
 
 
> From: Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Offensive (or not) postings (was bee fables)
> Date: Thursday, August 28, 1997 10:32 AM
>
> >
> > It would not be the first time that I have been accused of not
> > having a sense of humor, but this note offends the individual reader,
> > as well as the BEE-L which maintains a very high level of
> > respectability.
> > Surely there is some form of editing which takes place?
> > The List Server???  What do others think?
> >
> Actually, no - there is no editing/reviewing/censoring that takes place
> on this list.  It's an open forum free for all.  Don't get me wrong, I'm
> sorry you were offended, truely I am.  However there are others who got
> a chuckle out of the post and I suspect there are even a few who passed
> the post on at the water cooler or in the coffee shop.  It may be the
> case that those who chuckled out number those who were offended or vice
> versa.  It simply is not fair to deny one group or another the right to
> read (or not) something deemed inappropriate by the opposing camp.  My
> objection to the content of the post is that it came under the guise of
> a fable, not as an off color joke.  I expected a fable, what I read was
> a joke that obviously was offensive to some.
>
> I doubt you saw the Drew Carey show last night, but the main character
> was being sued for having posted an offensive (to some) cartoon on a
> company memo.  In his closing statement to the court he rambled on about
> fear of offending this group or that group and how in this day and age
> no one will can anything for fear of being held accountable to others'
> morales.  Drew's final colsing statement: "C'mon America, lighten up!".
>
> Again, I'm sorry you were offended.  A hundred times, I'm sorry.  But
> I'm thankful I live in a society where I can review everything and
> decide for myself.
>
> Respectfully submitted,
> Aaron Morris