The mail below is from Brother Momodou Mboge. Apparently, he has been
delisted for using the word "dickhead". Now, one would have thought that
political correctness has its limits, and Gambia-L is no exception to this
observation. "Dickhead" roughly translates as a "moron" or "mental midget".
Does these terms/appellations ring any bells? It is easy to envisage Dampha
also being delisted for calling Yaya, well, a "mental midget".

But seriously this moral fastidiousness towards the use of language on this
List will only lead to a cul-de-sac: acceptability of choice of words and or
language is in the eye of the beholder.

We've been here before; doubtless we'll live to see this infantile to-ing
and fro-ing continue so long as we have oddhanded people ruining this List.



>From: "momodou olly-mboge" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>CC: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask],
>[log in to unmask], [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Your removal from the GAMBIA-L list
>Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 10:28:33 +0000
>
>TO THE LIST MANAGEMENT,
>
>If you think i will lose any sleep for being de-listed, then you guys must
>be bloody sad.  Some of you are just obnoxious in your percieved
>self-importance.
>
>I will not plea or beg to be re-subscriped.  To hell with it.  This is not
>the end of the world, is it?  Your attempt to silence the Jammeh opposition
>is just pathetic.  It seems people like Pa Modou Gassama and et al are
>beyond reproach when they use vulgar language.
>
>If the reason you delisted me is because i use the word dickhead.  I hearby
>repeat it again that only DICKHEADS LIKE JAMMEH AND CO WILL FLY JET
>FIGHTERS IN the GAMBIA WHEN WE HAVE MORE PRESSING ISSUES LIKE HEALTH, HUMAN
>RIGHTS, EDUCATION AND ETC TO ADDRESS.
>
>Ngorr or Kebba, please forward this to the L.
>
>Regards,
>
>Mboge
>
>
>
>
>>From: "L-Soft list server at St. John's University (1.8d)"
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>CC: Soffie Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>,              Ndey Jobarteh
>><[log in to unmask]>,              [log in to unmask],
>>Momodou S Sidibeh <[log in to unmask]>,              Momodou Camara
>><[log in to unmask]>,              Malanding Jaiteh
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>Subject: Your removal from the GAMBIA-L list
>>Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 16:16:24 -0500
>>
>>Mon, 20 May 2002 16:16:22
>>
>>You  have   been  removed  from   the  GAMBIA-L  list  (The   Gambia  and
>>related-issues mailing list) by [log in to unmask]
>


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