January 2002 - July 2006 - The Jerry Quarry Foundation

'bickering' to imply that I was calling Pete a bitch. I didn't say the word
'contribute' to imply that he is an ex-con. I didn't use the word 'conviction'
to imply that Pete has been convicted of a criminal offense. Phew ! Do we have
to do this everytime to re-assure Pete that we are not being nasty to his
fragile sensitivities ?)|
|10/27/05 04:24:39 PM|Pete|Cleveland||N/A||||10|Angelo, you did not answer the
question. Nor did Kent, Howard C, Noam, Jimmy, Johnathan.ANSWER THE
QUESTION BRAVE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!QUESTION: If you were speaking to me (a
BLACK MAN) FACE TO FACE. WOULD YOU ACCUSE ME "OF RENTLESS
NIGGLING."HAVE THE COURAGE AND THE DECENCY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. SO
FAR ONLY ONE PERSON HAS THAT COURAGE AND DECENCY. ALL IT TAKES IS A YES OR NO
ANSWER.Fan, I thank you for taking a stand on this issue. Time will tell
if others can be as forthright as you. I have my doubts.|
|10/27/05 05:03:18 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Pete: I'd
probably go ahead and use the word niggling with friends/aquaintances of mine
who happen to be black. They know me, and I doubt they'd infer anything
negative, even if I lead with "restless." Honestly, if speaking to a black
stranger, I might still use the word---I wouldn't intend it to be offensive and
might regret it if they reacted the way you did. Given your reaction, maybe it
isn't a good idea to use this word when conversing with black strangers, though
I'm not sure why it would come up in a casual conversation anyway---on the
subway, waiting in line at a bank, etc. I wonder if others would feel the way
you do??? |
|10/27/05 05:04:35 PM|Angelo|Washington, DC||funktron@yahoo.com||||10|Restless,
rentless or relentless!!!|
|10/27/05 05:21:06 PM|Fan|Fandom||Fan@Fandom.com||||10|I can promise that
niggling is not a reguarly used word that people know in the United States. I
don't think it was meant to be racist to be honest, but I also think Noam was
trying to impress us with his vocabulary. When people don't understand you, you
get into this trouble Noam. You are a young guy that has alot of learning to
do, I wish you well with your studies in the UK. Figure your about 25, getting
things going in life. Full of spirit and vocabulary. I don't dislike you. I
also don't think your a bad guy. You don't care about my opinion though,
because you are sure that your right anyways. I have no problem with the U.K,
you all paid your war debts. Can't say the same about the frogs to the east.|
|10/27/05 05:50:43 PM|Howard C.|Louisville||howardc@louisville||||10|Hey Fan,
you just finished boasting that you've got two degrees (whoopee) and now YOU'RE
accusing Noam of trying to impress us with his vocabulary ! All because he used
the words "relentless niggling". You're kidding, right ? (At least we got the
admission from Fan that Noam WASN'T being racist. Hear that Pete ? Is Fan being
racist by disagreeing with you ?)NEWSFLASH: the language we communicate
in here is English. E N G L I S H. My English dictionary
defines the word 'relentless' as 'harsh intention.' It also defines 'niggling'
as 'triffling, petty.' Neither word has anything to do with 'rentless' or
'nigger'. Go look in your dictionaries. Off you go.............. okay.
Now, go back and assess the context in which Noam said 'relentless niggling.' He
was OBVIOUSLY accusing Pete of relentlessly making niggling comments. And that
is EXACTLY what Precious Pete was doing. Making petty insults to Noam and
myself. Relentlessly. So Pete's mock indignation is obviously a beat up.
Everyone, in their heart of hearts knows it, even if Kent hasn't the moral
courage to say so.Fan, you just proved what I've been hearing all my
life about academics. Most of you guys have no common sense. If you actually
believe that 'relentless' and 'niggling' are big words rarely used then you need
to get out more. Put the spell check away on your computer, man, and go speak to
REAL people. Maybe visit a bar, watch a movie, or see a boxing bout. You'll
actually hear every day people speaking English, using every day words words
like 'niggle' and 'relent', in every day usage. Although I don't have two