Common sense is the mask some use to condemn their discomfort at having their position challenged.
Dat Prom Dress Doe
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Common sense is the mask some use to condemn their discomfort at having their position challenged.
Joe Bagadonuts
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Good idea. Let's eradicate common sense. I know a lot of leftists who would be thrilled.
I'd like to replace the mask with the real thing, certainly.
Joe Bagadonuts
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Oh brother.
Archie Moses
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For example, there were several people who complained on the internet about a dress and a pose, feeling like they were being mocked. Normally, common sense would tell me that complaints on the internet are not a big deal. However, some people in here seemed to think that complaints on the internet were highly offensive to them for some reason (what reason, do you suppose?), so they decided to respond by ... complaining on the internet, because they are using what they claim is common sense.
Oh brother, indeed.
idestroyedthetoilet
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I vaguely agreed with your both comment while dismissing this ridiculous misuse of the cultural appropriation argument (that ultimately weakens it for many). That has nothing to do with my worldview or getting sensitive.
Some of us draw a line in the sand at straight stupid; you seem to be wanting to wade in the quicksand over there. Have fun.
idestroyedthetoilet
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Wait, wasn't OB just saying there is a time where ridiculing has purpose? Which is it?
Joe Bagadonuts
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BTW, he admitted to using "snowflake" for the exact reason I suggested (which you seem to have misunderstood). He's offended at how people use it against the left, and I can see why because it comes off as very insulting, so he wanted to throw it against someone making a comment from the right. The reason it doesn't work, though, is that the arguments from the right are typically not sensitive like the typical arguments from the left. It is no wonder that the sensitive crowd ends up mostly on the left.
Lol, I'm sure that's how you perceive it.
Archie Moses
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Whose comments made it seem that they were highly offended by offended comments?
The funny part about this is the asian guy who started this whole thing ended up having a lot of tweets were he said the n-word.
And yes, 90% of all cultural appropriation outcries are usually dumb, including this one.
There seems to be some confusion about the cultural appropriation argument. It has nothing to do with "mocking" anyone. It's a hard left argument for those who see the West as cultural imperialists. It is specifically about white people using, in any capacity, cultural elements from non-white cultures. It only applies to whites, and it's not related to respect.
The guy complaining in the article holds that view, given his mention of consumerism and what have you.
The guy complaining in the article holds that view, given his mention of consumerism and what have you.
How nice of you to decide for other people that it is stupid to see a given action as offensive to them. If only everyone could benefit from your all-seeing wisdom.
This thread is more than enough proof of how over-sensitive the right is. You can't tolerate complaints about someone that'snot even you without some sort of protest. There is no more sensitive group, none more protective of it's feelings, than white male right-wingers.
#2 and #5, at a quick glance.
Joe Bagadonuts
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This thread is more than enough proof of how over-sensitive the right is. You can't tolerate complaints about someone that'snot even you without some sort of protest. There is no more sensitive group, none more protective of it's feelings, than white male right-wingers.
Yup.