http://rexl.org Musing on the technique of Standard Ballroom by Richard Lamberty Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:59:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://rexl.org/rounds/remarks/#comment-4061 Carol Cooke Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:59:59 +0000 http://rexl.org/?page_id=115#comment-4061 Wow!  O Richard!  I had no idea some people in the round-dance world were being so unkind to you.  I am so sorry.  Their attitudes of intolerance relect badly upon them, and not upon you.  People may choose to take round dance instruction from you--or not--for whatever reasons--either way.  Gossip (negative comments) about people and their lives has no place on the dance floor or within the dancing community.  When I was 13 years old, my mother committed suicide.  Back then (1954, some of my teenage "friends" started calling me "crazy," etc., in response to my mother's illness.  Less was known then about adequate treatment than now.  I wish you only the best, and I hope you know how highly you are regarded by hundreds! Wow!  O Richard!  I had no idea some people in the round-dance world were being so unkind to you.  I am so sorry.  Their attitudes of intolerance relect badly upon them, and not upon you.  People may choose to take round dance instruction from you–or not–for whatever reasons–either way.  Gossip (negative comments) about people and their lives has no place on the dance floor or within the dancing community.  When I was 13 years old, my mother committed suicide.  Back then (1954, some of my teenage "friends" started calling me "crazy," etc., in response to my mother's illness.  Less was known then about adequate treatment than now.  I wish you only the best, and I hope you know how highly you are regarded by hundreds!

]]> http://rexl.org/rounds/remarks/#comment-3342 Annette Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:17:29 +0000 http://rexl.org/?page_id=115#comment-3342 I wish I had been there.  Well done.  You'll have to tell me what prompted the long-due speech at this particular time. To us, people's sex orientations are just as irrelevant as their skin color or the shape of their eyes... all received at birth and none a question of choice. What makes us like or dislike the people we meet is what is in their hearts and in their heads.   We'll always love and support you. I wish I had been there.  Well done.  You'll have to tell me what prompted the long-due speech at this particular time.
To us, people's sex orientations are just as irrelevant as their skin color or the shape of their eyes… all received at birth and none a question of choice. What makes us like or dislike the people we meet is what is in their hearts and in their heads.   We'll always love and support you.

]]> http://rexl.org/rounds/remarks/#comment-3206 Scott Edwards Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:34:05 +0000 http://rexl.org/?page_id=115#comment-3206 This is beautifully written. I'm sure it was well spoken, too. This is beautifully written. I'm sure it was well spoken, too.

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