July 17, 2003
BIGOTRY MADE EASY
Just add local references and you too can write a Richard Ingrams column:
Posted by Tim Blair at July 17, 2003 06:00 AMI have developed a habit when confronted by letters to the editor in support of ATSIC to look at the signature to see if the writer has an Aboriginal name. If so, I tend not to read it.
Too few people in this modern world are prepared to declare an interest when it comes to this kind of thing. It would be enormously helpful, for example, if those clerics and journalists who have been defending David Hicks, the so-called Australian Taliban terrorist, were to tell us whether they themselves are terrorists. Some do, but more don't.
The issue arises partly because, in both cases, these people are often accusing the other side of being prejudiced and biased - we are either Islamophobic or anti-Aboriginal.
Maybe for Richard Ingrams's benefit newspapers can mark out jewish letters with a big yellow star.
Posted by: Ross at July 17, 2003 at 09:46 AMNotice on the D.Hick link, the communisto P.Caiaca has also spoken through his pinko cloaca.
Posted by: d at July 17, 2003 at 11:03 AMHeck, a correction: communistos are walking methane emitting cloacas.
Posted by: d at July 17, 2003 at 11:04 AMI have developed a habit when confronted by letters to the editor in support of President Bush to look at the signature to see if the writer has a French name. If so, I tend not to read it.
Of course, I've never seen such a letter.
Posted by: Sophorist at July 17, 2003 at 11:33 AMOf course, one could pick up pair of scissors and snip off offending signature then read missive then burn it or flush it down toilet.
Posted by: d at July 18, 2003 at 12:46 PM