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From: Julie Jackson <>
Subject: Re: Anonymous email
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 20:02:30 +0800


on 1/11/99 4:47 PM, Dafanie Goldsmith at wrote:

> Dear List,
>
> I received the following email tonite from an anonymous sender.
>
> "It would be appreciated if you would refrain from referring to the "Boer
> War". It gives strong offence to South Africans who are descendants
> of those who had to fight imperialist Britain and its allies a century
> ago when they invaded our country to take away our independence
> and murder our women and children. You could perhaps help to
> promote the use of the name "British Imperialist War of Southern
> Africa", which is what it really was."
>
> To whoever wrote this to me I wish to say -
>
> Never Never has it been or would it be, my intention to offend. I have been
> blessed to be born in a country that in my lifetime has not suffered the
> outrage, turmoil and hideousness of war. Therefore I can only imagine the
> horror and feelings that run so deep.
>
> I would rather this conversation was left at that and would have replied in
> person if it were possible.
> Dafanie
>
> Dafanie Goldsmith Neé BENNETT
> New Zealand

Come on Dafanie, don't be intimidated...
if they have such strong convictions then they should have the guts to stand
up by name for them!
How come you've been singled out?
The Boer War has been referred to previously 100's and 100's and 100's of
times on this list so that people can research their family in an efficient
manner. They're going to be VERY BUSY emailing everyone anonymously.
By using that particular name does not imply that you or any other person
agreed with the actions of any one side, it's what it's always been called!
I'm sure if I posted a query about an ancestor involved in the
> "British Imperialist War of Southern Africa"
no-one would have any idea what the hell we were talking about.

For goodness sake I refuse to be supposedly politically correct to avoid
supposed insults to people who don't give their names. Let's get on with the
genealogy now & leave poor Dafanie alone!

FROM:-


Julie Jackson
Mornington, Victoria, Australia
Searching for a Mother @
http://www.alpha.com.au/teamalpha/genealogy.htm

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