https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Sensitivity/m-p/1287163#M461935 <P class="MsoNormal">I slept on it… but decided to speak out and here I am.</P> <P class="MsoNormal">Yesterday it was bad enough that a derogatory racial term was “discussed” in a thread but then two posters felt it necessary to arbitrarily slur another group in order to make a point I guess – on a religious holiday no less.</P> <P class="MsoNormal"> </P> <P class="MsoNormal">I’m sure there are many bigots on these boards. I think a lot of posters ASSUME that everyone who posts here is of the same group therefore, they can say what they wish about other groups.</P> <P class="MsoNormal"> </P> <P class="MsoNormal">I would ask that these people make a concerted effort to learn to be more sensitive to people of different groups or beliefs or at the very least, keep your bigotries to yourselves. It is not a good human trait to characterize or stereotype religious or ethnic groups. We are all people.</P> <P class="MsoNormal"> </P> <P> </P> <P class="MsoNormal">My sincere apologies to anyone who may have been offended by the insensitive remarks and phrases posted yesterday. I know I was.</P> Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:48:46 GMT focksie 2014-09-26T15:48:46Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Sensitivity/m-p/1287163#M461935 <P class="MsoNormal">I slept on it… but decided to speak out and here I am.</P> <P class="MsoNormal">Yesterday it was bad enough that a derogatory racial term was “discussed” in a thread but then two posters felt it necessary to arbitrarily slur another group in order to make a point I guess – on a religious holiday no less.</P> <P class="MsoNormal"> </P> <P class="MsoNormal">I’m sure there are many bigots on these boards. I think a lot of posters ASSUME that everyone who posts here is of the same group therefore, they can say what they wish about other groups.</P> <P class="MsoNormal"> </P> <P class="MsoNormal">I would ask that these people make a concerted effort to learn to be more sensitive to people of different groups or beliefs or at the very least, keep your bigotries to yourselves. It is not a good human trait to characterize or stereotype religious or ethnic groups. We are all people.</P> <P class="MsoNormal"> </P> <P> </P> <P class="MsoNormal">My sincere apologies to anyone who may have been offended by the insensitive remarks and phrases posted yesterday. I know I was.</P> Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:48:46 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Sensitivity/m-p/1287163#M461935 focksie 2014-09-26T15:48:46Z