From: lefty@apple.com (Lefty)
Date: Wed, 11 May 94 15:31:16 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: *Here they come
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>   Lefty reports some really nasty political facts in *Here they come
>about what constitutes sexual harassment. Would it be sexual harasse-
>ment to put up signs saying "DEATH TO THE POLITICALLY CORRECT" OR
>"DEATH TO STATISTS". Or, you could wear buttons or drop the phrases
>casually in conversations. It would surely be protected speech by the
>1st Amendment. In case pressure was brought against you, you could just
>say "hey, I was only kidding."
>   I think that we should think past behavior that bothers us in certain
>cases &, instead, think about the kinds of people who constantly
>sanction this behavior. When these people realized that we morally
>sanctioned their deaths, they would be less pushy. Or, at least, we
>could help redefine "hostile environment" for them.

I doubt that there's a court in the land, not even in California, that
would view the phrases "DEATH TO THE POLITICALLY CORRECT" or "DEATH TO
STATISTS" as being sexual in nature.

Beyond that, and I feel certain this will disappoint you, I haven't a clue
as to what you're talking about.

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Lefty (lefty@apple.com)
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