ecl@mtgzy.UUCP (e.c.leeper) (09/24/86)
[I sent this as a reply, but I think it's worth posting. Note Subject change!] > >>Homosexuals in Nazi occupied countries were required to wear pink triangles. > >I thought that was only in the Mel Brooks universe... > No, Andy, it was true. Very true. > > People often ask why gay people need to "flaunt their existence". > > Here's an example of why. I agree with you, but as an aside, did you know that until the recent spate of Holocaust movies (and possibly even after them) an unbelievably large percentage of high-school students never knew that the Holocaust happened? (Sorry, I've forgotten the numbers.) BTW, I use "Holocaust" here to refer to all 9 million who were killed. Though I am Jewish, I feel the current trend toward emphasizing the "6 million" is an insult to the other 3 million who were equally persecuted, tortured, and killed. Evelyn C. Leeper (201) 957-2070 UUCP: ihnp4!mtgzy!ecl ARPA: mtgzy!ecl@topaz.rutgers.edu Two men look out through the same bars; one sees mud, and one the stars.--Wilde