Holy Shit... With a mission statement like this....

There are a number of people who have opinions that don't quite fit the norm. Because of this, they aren't welcome many places. This is where they exercise their right to speak, where the dreams of tomorrow take flight today. This site is aimed at middle class white male professionals - the sort of people who have been sadly sidelined by todays victim culture, and the domination of homosexuals, geeks, amputees, racial minorities and Canadians, who have all risen up with their discrimination laws and 'equality' to sadly control the media agenda.

These people are not welcome here. This is where we make a stand. This is where we fight back.

It is also squarely aimed at the marginalised of society -- homosexuals, geeks, amputees, racial minorities and Canadians, who remain in a state of oppression, kept down by the dominant white male patriarchy and by insufficiently rigorous 'discrimination' laws and the corporate media.

These people are welcome here. This is where we make a stand. This is where we fight back.

Okies... now I am confused as hell at this statement...

According to the first part, Adequacy.org is throwing it's arms open to people who have "opinions that don't fit the norm", Great! I'm in, I am accepted and welcomed here!

The next paragraph states that The site is aimed at "middle class white male professionals - the sort of people who have been sadly sidelined by todays victim culture", oh damn, I am not a white male, or a professional, or middle class. I am a lower working class white female... does this mean I am out?

Same paragraph... "sadly sidelined by todays victim culture, and the domination of homosexuals, geeks, amputees, racial minorities and Canadians, who have all risen up with their discrimination laws and 'equality' to sadly control the media agenda." Oh Crap! I am a Bi-sexual who has in the past fought for equality! I must certianly be out of favor now!

"These people are not welcome here. This is where we make a stand. This is where we fight back." Yep... I'm toast.

"It is also squarely aimed at the marginalised of society -- homosexuals, geeks, amputees, racial minorities and Canadians, who remain in a state of oppression, kept down by the dominant white male patriarchy and by insufficiently rigorous 'discrimination' laws and the corporate media.

These people are welcome here. This is where we make a stand. This is where we fight back. " Wait, wait, there may be hope here yet... But how is one to determine where anyone really fits? How do you package me and my opinions up into a neat little box and say, "yep, she can go on the shelf, she's okay" And how do you expect to have a site without debate... This site is really going to suck hard and die fast if you weed out all but the people who already hold the same opinions...

Am I missing somthing?

	Take heart! (5.00 / 1) (#1)
	by SpaceGhoti on Fri Jul 13th, 2001 at 03:25:01 PM PST

	You're no more confused than I! Particularly after this statement by bc. My brain hurts... A troll's true colors.

	as an editor, (none / 0) (#2)
	by osm on Fri Jul 13th, 2001 at 03:33:57 PM PST

	let me assure you opalhawk, you are most welcome here.

	hehe (none / 0) (#3)
	by bc on Fri Jul 13th, 2001 at 03:35:15 PM PST

	The Mission Statement is deliberately self-contradictory. Don't take it too seriously, it is just our little joke. It sort of evolved over the last few weeks (we only went live last monday, but all the editors were using the site for 2 weeks before that). So, I think elby wrote the first little bit, I wrote the second paragraph, someone else the third (jsm I guess) and several other people edited here and there. It is, if you will, a living document. The truth is that anyone who has a sense of humour and enjoys some debate (especially on good, meaty, controversial issues) is welcome here. I'm sure you'll fit in just fine - the oddest people on the site are the editors, I think. ♥, bc.

	Understatement (5.00 / 1) (#4)
	by SpaceGhoti on Fri Jul 13th, 2001 at 03:38:24 PM PST

	the oddest people on the site are the editors, I think We certainly can't argue with that! boggle A troll's true colors.

	Heh yes (none / 0) (#5)
	by bc on Fri Jul 13th, 2001 at 03:48:14 PM PST

	We may be odd, but we hope to build a fun, entertaining and interesting site nonetheless. Maybe being a bit odd will help us with this. ♥, bc.

	*grin* (5.00 / 2) (#6)
	by opalhawk on Fri Jul 13th, 2001 at 03:49:48 PM PST

	Glad to know I am welcome... smile It will be interesting to see where this site goes in the next couple of moths. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.