Re: [Ghm-discuss] The posh talk does not complain with the policy

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

   > PS: for those interested, I may perform the talk off-event in
   > case we find a suitable place, we will see..

   Well I’d find better to directly see a talk which isn’t based on
   human discrimination/offense/aggression rather than still having a
   potentially nasty thing happening elsewhere… What do you think of
   that?

This is exactly the knee jerk reaction that people get when one starts
talking about policies like these.  They cannot make a rational
argument about _what_ exactly is offensive, only that it is or has to
be and get upset.  You don't even know what Jose's presentation is
about, but assume that it has to be the worst of the worst.

The GNU project has always stood up for the right of exepression, be
it a bit crude or not.  But what is or is not "offensive" is simply up
to the insensiblities of people -- the word "offensive" should be
added to the list of words to avoid, since it is devoid of any
meaning.

The other problem with the policy is that it is out right
hypocritical, adding a link to the Fun pages can get you kicked out.
Or if you mention one of the jokes at the dinner table, or over a
coffee, you can get kicked out.  Pages that we, the GNU project, host,
and have hosted for decades.  

The following would definitly get you kicked out of any coference, or
at least get you a stern warning,

> Two lawyers are sitting at a table in a restaurant <use any favorite
> location here> and they see a very attractive woman walk by.

> The first lawyer turns to the second and says, "Boy, would I like to
> screw her!"

> The other lawyer pauses for a second, and responds, "Oh Yeah? Out of
> What?"

But guess what? It is the first joke at
https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/lawyers.html.

Point is that people cannot see the difference between what is
offensive, and what is funny.  They often coincide.

As it stands, we, GNU hackers, cannot even share GNU jokes at GNU
meetings.  Now *THAT* is offensive, degratory, and insulting.