Please unsubscribe me. > From: debbiekennett@gmail.com > To: y-dna-haplogroup-i@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 23:33:57 +0100 > Subject: Re: [yDNAhgI] Recommended book > > John > > I was responding to this comment: > > "I think the review by the NY Times was somewhat more charitable. There > seems to be no question, though, that Wade's book has hit a raw nerve in > some circles of his fellow Brits." > > The suggestion seemed to be that it was only Brits who had an issue with the > book and I wanted to make clear that that was not the case. Many of the > fiercest critics of Wade's book are in America. > > I was not making any comments about people's intelligence. I was suggesting > that Wade's racist views would not be tolerated and supported here in the > same way that they are in America. In fact his book has been largely ignored > here. The review in The Times is the only I've seen. Perhaps I didn't phrase > my words very carefully and I'm sorry if I've caused offence where none was > intended. > > As Lawrence has argued, it is a perfectly objective and sensible approach to > seek the views of people I trust before deciding whether or not to buy a > book. > > Debbie > > -----Original Message----- > From: y-dna-haplogroup-i-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:y-dna-haplogroup-i-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John > Sent: 29 June 2014 22:33 > To: y-dna-haplogroup-i@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [yDNAhgI] Recommended book > > "Can I suggest that we focus our discussions on the science and not on > emotions. > > Debbie" > > hmmm . . . > > I thought I had been even toned in my post, but perhaps not. What I was > objecting to Debbie are these comments of yours: > 1) "Fortunately reviewers on this side of the Atlantic have been able to see > through Wade's dangerous outdated, prejudiced and unscientific hogwash." > 2) " It's perhaps not surprising that he's ended up in America. He would > find much less tolerance of his views over here." > > The first I let slide, but after the second I called you on it. You are > implying, intentionally or not, that on your side of the Atlantic > intelligence is in greater supply than on ours. And like I said, by doing so > you are acting in a typical stereotypical manner. You have been rather > heatedly denouncing Mr. Wade's book, basing your indignation upon the > reviews of others rather than reading the material and forming your own > opinion. Not an objective approach, is it? > > You can make your argument without bringing ANY nationality into it, as > you've demonstrated. When you fail to do so you are, in a round about > manner, doing the very same thing you feel so strongly Mr. Wade has done in > his book. > > John Beardsley > > -- > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to Y-DNA-HAPLOGROUP-I-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message