<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UAPremierExec:
[B]I figured it's ok to joke around about it since my friends who are "of that religion" and from "that island" always do down here. But it's a very regional joke and would probably not be understood in California or New York.</font>
I see. I think it's beyond probably, and the "joke" itself was/is pretty dubious. Making disparaging remarks about people of a given origin/religion does not rank very high on the comedy scale.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Maybe next time I do any sort of "reference" to that I should type out a 15 page disclaimer for those who aren't familiar w/ the terms used or how they are using it.</font>
Sometimes one digs a hole for oneself. And trying to dig your way out usually doesn't help resolve the problem.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Fyi, i'm not anti-jew or anti-cuban. I am, however, against people who stick their noses in MY business, and I am not a fan of the Castro Regime.</font>
At this point I don't think there's really anybody who's really a "fan" of the Castro regime. In my two trips to Cuba I certainly didn't encounter many people who were. The issue seems to revolve rather on how to best deal with the regime, and how to address growing poverty.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">This all became an issue when I told david i would NOT delete my post because I had asked a moderator to do it. Another FTer followed my post with the original text, so even if I *did* delete my post, the text would still be intact, which is my logic for asking a moderator to strike the comments, which was done.</font>
You could have taken the high road and edited offensive remarks when asked (nicely I would guess knowing dgolds,) rather than hide behind the lame "but someone else quoted me" excuse. Instead your indifference has only served to make something that could have been dealt with quickly.
Did you consider editing your posts and emailing the person that quoted you, pointing this out and asking that they too edit the quoted remarks? A little less conversation...