My reply to racist e-mail.

[trof]

And many thanks to Hong Kong Warrior for pointing me in the right direction at snopes.

Sorry the thread ABOUT the e-mail was a dupe.
This one isn't.
trof

Joe:
I think you've been had.
I also think that's one of the most overtly racist messages to ever come to my inbox, and I say this as a good ol' boy who came of age in the bad ol' days of Birmingham of the 40s and 50s.
trof

From www.snopes.com :
"My name is Richard L. Johnston. I'm the physician who allegedly wrote the long email about my experience at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston where Katrina evacuees from New Orleans were housed.

I've never been to the George R. Brown Convention Center, and I have not been to Houston in more than 10 years. During the crisis of the last two weeks, I've been here in Jackson, Mississippi, taking care of evacuees from the Gulf Coast transferred to our VA Medical Center here where I'm the chief medical resident.

I did not write the email about the Brown Convention Center, but I did receive it and did forward it to several friends. The forwarded message included my signature block and that's why it was assumed that I wrote the email. However, in forwarding the message, I made a very bad error in judgment, and I deeply apologize for any hurt or discomfort I've caused others by doing so.

I've learned a hard and difficult lesson and I hope those of you who read this have also. Too much of what we all mindlessly forward through cyberspace can only be termed fictitious, unsubstantiated trash. The appropriate receptacle is a garbage can."
http://www.snopes.com/katrina/personal/volunteer.asp

More from snopes:
"That e-mailed report regarding the attitude and behavior of evacuees doesn't seem to jibe with the experience of Rick Barrett, a volunteer who served at the Astrodome. According to his account, he found people "were so grateful for people taking care of them and being there for them after what they'd been through" and "their eyes lit up when you just gave them a cold can of Coke." Additional reports from other volunteers at the Astrodome describe kindly, supportive, and touching interactions between volunteers and evacuees."

[bryant69]

1. New Evidence pouring in

Apparently Dr. Johnston was wearing a custom made t-shirt that had, in stenciled black letters, "I just plain don't like black people." This may account for some of the negative responses he recieved.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[asjr]

2. That is the same one I received. What really

worried me was that the doctor's last name was Johnston and that is my maiden name. At the time I hoped he was not related to me. I have not passed it on to anyone. I deleted it.

[daninthemoon]

3. Any patients/former patients out there? Forwarding this thing is just

as bad as writing it. No excuses. If you know this guy, recognize him for what he is.

[tamtam]

4. This is odd

I thought that e-mail came from a dumb blogger from myspace.com.
So did this doctor forward this thing and his name is showing as the sender? I thought I found out everything there is to know about this dumb rumor but I see I have not. I wonder if the doctor wrote the original and the guy from myspace added on to it and claimed it as his own?

[trof]

6. You are correct. It's all at snopes.

[Sparkle]

5. I just finished reading this racist tripe and stopped halfway.

Any moron could figure out that this was a bunch of boloney that came from a racist asshole. There is no way I would believe any of that crap! But it saddens me that some people (white) would read that and believe it.:-(

[trof]

7. Same here.

I knew it couldn't be true, but I also needed some facts to back up my reply.
Unlike my right-wing "friends" I don't send out, or forward, undocumented crap.