I was reading the other day that "political
correctness" is a new form of McChartism
No intend to offend Mr Korotev, but I do have plenty
of ilneses and I take them with a laugh. This is far
healthier then lamentation (which Freud said is
another facet of depression)
sorin
--- BR0630_at_aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated Tue, 2 Jul 2002 9:00:01 AM
> Eastern Standard Time, kevinkorotev_at_ameritech.net
> writes:
>
>
> > Mr. Ellis,
> > I'm sure the Alzheimer's joke was meant in jest,
> but please
> > be careful. In my family, there is little room
> for humour with this disease.
> > No hard feelings.
> > Kevin Korotev-Milwaukee
>
> I realize I'm late responding to this, but.....
>
> Pleaaaaaaase! I've had relatives live & then die
> from the following diseases: heart disease, cancer,
> drug overdose & Aids; I was saddened by all of
> these. However, I can & still joke about it. Also,
> I have incurred permanent nerve damage, had heart
> disease myself and on & on; still I can joke about
> any & all of these things. This overly sensitive,
> politically correct mind set is kind of lame. Life
> goes on and no harm was intended nor should it,in
> any realistic sense, be taken as an offense to you
> or your relatives. But I'm betting you already
> realized that. I'm not picking on you per se, just
> pointing out how ultrasensitivity is just about as
> unreasonable as being too insensitive.
>
> My two cents worth......
>
> Bruce Scott
> Meridian, Idaho
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