I don't like not being good at things; and yes our new (*barf*) mayor is awful, stop calling him fat

[thegiantkiller]

We had a test in my copyediting class last week and at the time I thought I did pretty well, but the instructor posted an answer key today and I don't remember answering many of the questions in the way the key indicates . . . I have a tickling feeling that some of these are not the same questions I answered at all, like she posted the key to a

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[sher_khan]

Thank you for writing this.
The Person to be known as Mayor Ford has many disagreeable qualities and holds values that I find abhorrent. But his size, weight, ethnic background, sexual preferences, or marital status are not factors to comment on, especially negatively.
People should be judged on their words and their actions. Nothing more.

As someone who sees other judged negatively for size, background, sexual preference, etc., and someone who has been judged negatively, what you wrote means a lot. Thank you.

[hermdelica]

Yeah, I find it hypocritical of people who accuse him of racial bigotry while simultaneously employing a different kind of bigotry.

[dendritejungle]

WORD.