Margy, I'll request your wish and cease any further discussion on the list re the issue. I would like, however, to point out to my Acadian cousins that although this is an Acadian-Cajun List that they don't understand the slurs that their Louisiana "Cajun" cousins have endured for decades. Supposed the article had been Child Abuse Acadian-Style or French-Canadian Style? It is time that we stand up and say enough is enough re slurs upon Cajuns. If anyone wishes to provide their input re the issue, please send to me separately at cajun@thecajuns.com as I plan to pursue the issue with the newspapers and other parties. Stanley LeBlanc -----Original Message----- From: Margy Bousman [mailto:mbousman7@cox.net] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 2:54 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Child abuse, Cajun-style-Admin After the original message was sent to the list I received numerous emails about it. Most upset at the content with the point about the Cajun slur being missed. I was debating how to address this when I heard from Stanley who sent me a copy of Esther's email and the response from Mr. Press. I agreed that the list should see it and stand by my decision. After discussion resumed today my mail box is again being filled. I must commend the whole list. I have truly appreciated your willingness to come to me off list instead of taking it to the list. Bottom line is that the subject is too uncomfortable for some of our members, or continuing too long or gone too far. I feel that the list has been great about keeping the subject line going on this so folks can delete unread if desired. My personal opinion is to not stop the thread. Who knows, ya'll could be done at this point. But based on the number of emails received today I'm going to make a request. Let's take this thread for any more discussion over to La-Cajun. To subscribe send an email to: LA-CAJUN-L-request@rootsweb.com Subscribe in the subject line, you use this address to unsubscribe also. To send a message send to: La-Cajun-L@rootsweb.com This will allow the thread to continue if desired. Those on the La-Cajun list who do not want to read anymore may contact me and I'll unsubscribe them from there until the thread is finished and then resubscribe them afterwords. Thanks, Margy List Admin. ps. We had a controversy in my area a while back over the way a headline was worded. The paper did apologize and add that editors write the article headlines and not the writers. Whether this is so in this case I do not known and he has not denied it in his defense in his emails. -----Original Message----- From: Cajun [mailto:cajun@thecajuns.com] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 1:05 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Child abuse, Cajun-style It is not Cajun that we are objecting to - it is Child Abuse Cajun-Style! I'm proud to be a Cajun but I don't appreciate having someone refer to Child Abuse as being Cajun-Style. I would feel the same if I saw Child Abuse Mexican-Style or Jewish-Style, etc. Mr. Press could have made his point by simply referring to where the incident occurred and stressing that some teachers and a principal apparently need sensitivity training, but to imply that all Cajuns are intolerant and sanction child abuse is clearly inappropriate. Stanley LeBlanc ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian -cajun This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi, I have watched with interest the passion, which I share, about the child abuse article. I am not as good with words as some, but I will support any effort made to notify the Tribune Papers of our dis-satisfaction with one of their editorialists. Andy Scott -----Original Message----- From: Cajun [mailto:cajun@thecajuns.com] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 4:14 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Child abuse, Cajun-style-Admin Margy, I'll request your wish and cease any further discussion on the list re the issue. I would like, however, to point out to my Acadian cousins that although this is an Acadian-Cajun List that they don't understand the slurs that their Louisiana "Cajun" cousins have endured for decades. Supposed the article had been Child Abuse Acadian-Style or French-Canadian Style? It is time that we stand up and say enough is enough re slurs upon Cajuns. If anyone wishes to provide their input re the issue, please send to me separately at cajun@thecajuns.com as I plan to pursue the issue with the newspapers and other parties. Stanley LeBlanc -----Original Message----- From: Margy Bousman [mailto:mbousman7@cox.net] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 2:54 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Child abuse, Cajun-style-Admin After the original message was sent to the list I received numerous emails about it. Most upset at the content with the point about the Cajun slur being missed. I was debating how to address this when I heard from Stanley who sent me a copy of Esther's email and the response from Mr. Press. I agreed that the list should see it and stand by my decision. After discussion resumed today my mail box is again being filled. I must commend the whole list. I have truly appreciated your willingness to come to me off list instead of taking it to the list. Bottom line is that the subject is too uncomfortable for some of our members, or continuing too long or gone too far. I feel that the list has been great about keeping the subject line going on this so folks can delete unread if desired. My personal opinion is to not stop the thread. Who knows, ya'll could be done at this point. But based on the number of emails received today I'm going to make a request. Let's take this thread for any more discussion over to La-Cajun. To subscribe send an email to: LA-CAJUN-L-request@rootsweb.com Subscribe in the subject line, you use this address to unsubscribe also. To send a message send to: La-Cajun-L@rootsweb.com This will allow the thread to continue if desired. Those on the La-Cajun list who do not want to read anymore may contact me and I'll unsubscribe them from there until the thread is finished and then resubscribe them afterwords. Thanks, Margy List Admin. ps. We had a controversy in my area a while back over the way a headline was worded. The paper did apologize and add that editors write the article headlines and not the writers. Whether this is so in this case I do not known and he has not denied it in his defense in his emails. -----Original Message----- From: Cajun [mailto:cajun@thecajuns.com] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 1:05 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Child abuse, Cajun-style It is not Cajun that we are objecting to - it is Child Abuse Cajun-Style! I'm proud to be a Cajun but I don't appreciate having someone refer to Child Abuse as being Cajun-Style. I would feel the same if I saw Child Abuse Mexican-Style or Jewish-Style, etc. Mr. Press could have made his point by simply referring to where the incident occurred and stressing that some teachers and a principal apparently need sensitivity training, but to imply that all Cajuns are intolerant and sanction child abuse is clearly inappropriate. Stanley LeBlanc ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian -cajun This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== The number one rule of this list is no flaming. If something is posted to the list that disturbs you, bring it to the _admin._, not the list or the person who posted. Your concerns will be addressed. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237