On Sat, 6 Apr 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
At 6:00 PM 4/6/96, Black Unicorn wrote:
On Fri, 5 Apr 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
Far be it from me to question the legal advice BU/Uni/Dirsec provides,
Unicorn is fine, don't be snide.
Not meant to be snide, even if sounded that way. I just get confused by your various nyms, as some call you "Uni," others call you by what I presume is your real name (rhymes with Galois), and you sometimes sign your messages "Dirsec."
Unicorn will do. The nym, for those interested, is taken from our crest. Dirsec, the username for a time, was a result of some ISP account shuffling. Completely outside my control I fear. I don't think anyone calls me by my name on the list, but I could be mistaken.
Also, I am hesitant to call you "Black Unicorn," as applying the adjective "black" to a person is illegal in some jurisdictions, and "Unicorn of Color" does not ring true. (But I grew up calling blacks "colored people," and gladly switched to the more noble-sounding "black" in the 1960s, and now I almost vomit everytime I hear some radfem lesbian claim "All wimmin are people of color!!!!" Yeah, colored people. My, how the worm has turned....)
Again, Unicorn, or uni will do. When I adopted the nym, I never planned it to be a long term thing. I'm sure I would have been more obscure had I given it much thought. I'm not liberal enough to be offended by the color/evil implication of my nym. The blazon of the black unicorn has been with my family a long time. I'd hardly consider it an offense, though I understand the caution.
Hope this clears things up.
It does, thanks.
--Tim
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