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- From: rdonahue@spdcc.com (Bob Donahue)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: EE statements (was: Re: Attention Skiers Boycotting Colorado)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.030303.9519@spdcc.com>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 03:03:03 GMT
- References: <1ht9pgINNn77@spim.mti.sgi.com> <1htacqINN7mr@hp-col.col.hp.com>
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- smithw@col.hp.com (Walter Smith) writes:
- >dauber@tattoo.mti.sgi.com (Jeff Dauber) writes:
- >> Let's see... I know of many cases at San Francisco General Hospital where
- >> it has been violated. I know of cases at HP and IBM where people are having
- >> problems. I can come up with a lot of places where people had to invoke
- >> the policy. It happens all the time.
-
- >> Why would this surprise you?
-
- >Because I've never seen it, my wife (who works in HR) has never seen
- >it, and I've never heard about any. Can you give details? I don't want
- >to put you out or fill up your time, but I would be curious to see
- >this in action, since it's something I've never seen before. Especially
- >the hospital and HP, since I work there....IBM, well, they're having
- >enough problems...;-)
-
- Gee, WAlter maybe uit's because neither of you are non-homosexual
- are therefore don't get the "special right:" to be discriminated against
- on the basis of your orientation? I mean someone would have to at
- least SUSPECT you of not being heterosexual, and frankly you
- FLAUNT your sexuality more than I ever have...
-
- You know I wouldn't mind heterosexualsif they didn't
- make apoint of mentioning it in every conversation I had with them.
- I mean if they just kept it to themselves.....
-
- (Yeah, I know he won't get this - but I figure since we're
- having to put up with him for the time being, we might as well get a few cheaps laughs)
-