Posted by JenStar on June 13, 2005, at 12:46:11
In reply to Lou's request to Jen Star and others » Lou Pilder, posted by Lou Pilder on June 13, 2005, at 11:55:19
Lou, I certainly had no ulterior motives to compare any person or group of persons to the Nazi regime. I was completely unaware of that metaphoric use by Hitler. I'm certainly sorry if the reference upset you, and I had no intent of referencing Hitler or the Nazis in any way.
However, I think the common and colloquial usage of the word "virus" are very well understood and would not be interpreted by anyone as referring to Hitler-like activities. To me, I think using the word "virus" should be completely acceptable because it is a very normally used word that does not, in most circumstances, EVER refer to Nazis or Hitler.
I think that if you have a serious sensitivity to this word, it's unfortunate, and I'm sorry you do. But it's a very common word. I would encourage you to NOT assume people would ever mean the Hitler reference when they use the word "virus" because that is an extremely uncommon reference.
take care,
JenStar
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