[Oe List ...] Pope Francis

[Herman Greene]

Marshall it was a joke at the expense of Pope Francis, not of gays.

Herman


On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 10:01 PM, W. J. <synergi at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Instead of complaining about your poor taste in managing to offend a whole
> lot of sensitive people with one punch line, Jaime, I simply quote Little
> Richard's original lyrics (according to Wikipedia):
>
> "Tutti Frutti, good booty
> If it don't fit, don't force it
> You can grease it, make it easy"
>
> This lyric is culturally interesting, but I doubt it would significantly
> advance global human evolution to distract this listserv with jokes or
> commentary about these words. We can no longer afford to resort to
> stereotypes to joke about the imagined sexual activities of any minority
> groups. Little Richard was both black and gay. So if you have any
> understanding of how these two groups have suffered historically, you
> wouldn't resort to humor at their expense. I like watermelon, but I don't
> make watermelon jokes. Et cetera.
>
> Marshall
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Jaime R Vergara <svesjaime at aol.com>
> *To:* oe at wedgeblade.net
> *Sent:* Tue, May 7, 2013 5:14:51 PM
> *Subject:* [Oe List ...] Pope Francis
>
> Subject: A Roman Catholic Recognition
>
> Here is the latest from our newly ordained Pope Francis.  If you are
> Catholic, particularly a Filipino Catholic who takes controversial issues
> to the side of levity, you'll appreciate this.
>
> Pope Francis recently finished his sermon. He ended it with the Latin
> phrase, "Tuti Homini" - Blessed be Mankind.
>
> A Woman's Rights Group approached the Pope the next day. They noticed that
> the Pope blessed all Mankind, but not Womankind.
>
> So the next day, after his sermon, the Pope concluded by saying, "Tuti
> Homini, et Tuti Femini" - Blessed be Mankind and Womankind.
>
> The day after, a Gay Rights Group approached the Pope. They said that they
> noticed that he blessed Mankind and Womankind and asked if he could also
> bless gay people.
>
> The Pope said, "Sure."
>
> The next day the Pope concluded his sermon with, "Tuti Homini, et Tuti
> Femini, et Tuti Fruiti."
>
>  *****
>
>  With apologies to those who might receive this as beyond the pale of
> hilarity.
>
>  j'aime la vie
>
>  *Yesterday, appreciate; tomorrow, anticipate; today, participate. In
> all, Celebrate!*
>
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