Re: Critique, Please

Sad but true ...... I read things in sig files on here everyday that 
go against my beliefs .... I do not comment or think less or the 
person..... neither do I hit the reply key to " set them str8" forgive
the little inside joke there <G>  it is too bad that when we ask 
people to respect us and our beliefs that we forget to respect theirs.

                           susan 

>Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:46:25 -0500
>From: Wayne Fisher <waynef(at)cyberenet.net>
>Reply-To: waynef(at)cyberenet.net
>To: "S. Beach" <sabrina_beach(at)yahoo.com>,
>        HTML Writers Guild Critiques <hwg-critique(at)hwg.org>
>Subject: Re: Critique, Please
>
>
>
>"S. Beach" wrote:
>
>> I'd be more put off, and would not have responded, had she placed a
>> "hate statement" in her .sig.  I've been attacked (verbally and
>> physically) by religious fanatics because I participate in gay events
>> and am a lesbian.  What does that have to do with this list?  The 
same
>> thing Starr's religious views have to do with this list...absolutely
>> nothing.
>
>Susan:
>
>I'm glad you mentioned this.  I am a gay male who designs sites for
>Gaywired.  I am a professional web designer who just happens to be gay.
>
>I have posted requests for critiques on this list for sites that have 
had
>gay themes, but contained nothing objectionable or pornorgraphic
>whatsoever.  And, sad to say, I have received hate email, threats, and
>just downright rude messages just because of who I am.
>
>We ALL need to ignore the religious, sexual, gender, etc. preferences 
of
>the members of this list, and respond WITHOUT PREJUDICE to requests for
>critiques.  There are NICE ways to criticize.  If you think a site 
sucks,
>fine... NONE of us are perfect.  However, we all must remember that 
real
>people are on the other end of our email missives.  Granted, we may 
have
>asked for a critique... we did NOT ask for a personal values 
assessment.
>
>And people wonder why I do not ask for critiques any more....
>
>- Wayne Fisher
>Gaywired (http://www.gaywired.com)
>Update Online webmaster (http://www.gaywired.com/update)
>
>
>



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