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UllrsIshtar -> RE: Don't Women Want The Same Things As Men? (10/29/2016 8:48:59 PM)
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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr
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ORIGINAL: UllrsIshtar
I can see that argument, and I agree that calling somebody on behavior isn't the same as calling somebody on their DNA.
But that still leaves the fact that there's offensive ways, and polite(r) ways to call somebody on their behavior.
I personally don't believe in using language that's deliberately offensive with a person who hasn't provoked such language by they themselves stooping to it first, and I've never seen Greta trow around insulting terms to people. Though her language can be harsh and direct sometimes, she doesn't stoop to name calling.
Some (and I'd be one of them) would argue that if the behavior that's being "called out" is particularly scummy, one need not be all that polite, when calling it out.
For example: Am I stepping over a line when I call a child molester a "sick scumbag"? I don't think so.
We're all allowed to decide what behavior is egregious to us and what behavior is just a "toe over the line".
In return, the rest of us are allowed to decide if calling someone a "slut" is out of bounds or not.
Free speech is a beautiful thing.
As an aside: I realize that the moderation these days moves at the pace of a lame snail, but as the father of a child who is not all white, I would appreciate a little less liberal use of the "N word".
Someone comes along to bash me in three ... two ...
Michael
Fair enough. If that suits you, have at it.
That still leaves the fact that I personally don't believe in using derogatory language towards people who have not provoked such language by using it first (and even if they use it first I usually still don't believe it warranted, because in that case I'm most likely out of things I desire to say to them altogether).
I'm not here to fling mud at monkeys. I'm here because it's helpful (in a diary writing kinda way) to write out my thoughts and because here and there other people say things that make me think about something in a new way.
In order to do that, I desire to have conversations, no matter how heated they might get. An exchange of ideas.
Which cannot, and does not happen once the mudslinging begins. At the point random insults are flying around, nobody is listening anymore, or paying any attention to what the other party says, and so both might as well be screaming at a wall. Even derogatory language isn't effective to drive home a point at that point, because the other party has long stopped listening or paying attention anyways.
I don't find that to be productive, if you do... well, to paraphrase what you said: it's a free WWW.
PS: Freedom of speech doesn't apply in this case, because it's a right that specifically related to having the freedom to express one's thoughts or ideas without the fear of government retribution. This is a private website, and the government isn't involved. As such, the owner of the website could chose to restrict your speech in any way he pleases (including making certain words such as 'slut' or the n-word off-limits) without it every infringing on your freedom of speech.
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