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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Seriously? You apologized for the term 'water-white'?<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">What is the currently allowed newspeak term that replaces it?<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Also, Joe...<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif">Who
pissed in your cornflakes? You changed the term 'water-white' to 'white
water', which my neck of the woods means river rapids. What's the
newspeak term for that?<br></div>
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<span class="gmail-im">Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:45:15 +0000</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
From: David Fox <<a href="mailto:David.Fox@etcconnect.com" target="_blank">David.Fox@etcconnect.com</a>></span><br><span class="gmail-im">
To: "<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>>,</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
"<a href="mailto:jdunfee12@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jdunfee12@yahoo.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:jdunfee12@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jdunfee12@yahoo.com</a>></span><br><span class="gmail-im">
Subject: [SML] An Apology</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
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Joe;</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
I would like to sincerely apologize for offending you with my post. I
must have read that hundreds of times and quite honestly, it never
occurred to me that the color references within it were triggering or
racist. I offer no excuses and hope that with this apology I can convey
that is was never my intent to insult, degrade, or cause harm.</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
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As a straight white man living in America I pretend no personal
experience to the harm this nation has caused to people based on their
race, religion, sexual orientation, or identified gender.</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
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That my post hurt you and possibly many others too uncomfortable to say
something fills me with grief and despair. I say this not in search for
empathy, but to express that not only am I truly sorry for hurting you
but that I also deeply regret having done so.</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
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I am sure you have experienced apologies in the past where those who are
apologizing cite examples of past positive behaviors in defense. I
know that as you and I have no past those words may ring hollow to you.</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
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Please know that I have lived my life in the strong pursuit of equity
and equality for all and have tried to make decisions in life and career
with the firm belief that we are all human beings deserving of respect
and dignity. While there is nothing I can do to erase my post, please
know I have learned from this conversation and will never share this
again.</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
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If you would like to talk more on this I am happy to learn from you.</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
</span><br><span class="gmail-im">
David</span>
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