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In response to "I'd email the person back and ask them not to send me that." by Cuzzin Todd

ick, I so would not do that. They have the right to express themselves, and I have the right to think less of them for it ...

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Mar 3 '09, 10:17

... (less of them insofar as they are pushing their ideas on others) ... but I wouldn't try to push myself onto them. That's just rude; more rude than the quote could possibly be.

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They have the freedom to express themselves when they ain't on the company dime. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 3, 10:24 2
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- especially when we're talking about official company communication. -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 10:26
I don't get why religious views are "freedom of expression" whenever these topics come up. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 3, 10:21 3
- Racist and sexist comments are inherently negative, whereas religious comments tend to be, at worst, self-affirming in ways you don't agree with. -- nm - TFox Mar 3, 10:25
- religious views get lumped in with hamburger preferences (Wendy's or Burger King?), due to being mostly benign. racism and sexism are hurtful. - Beryllium Mar 3, 10:23 1
  - I disagree that religious expression is "mostly benign" -- nm - znufrii, older, no wiser Mar 3, 10:28

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ick, I so would not do that. They have the right to express themselves, and I have the right to think less of them for it ...

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