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I'm 99.99% sure his last remark about poor persons was intended sarcastically.

by k-mcgrady 11y ago

Mz 11y ago
So am I.
- lisper 11y ago
  Then I really don't understand why you downvoted me. (BTW, if you really think that I'm denying the existence of the poorest of the poor then you should look at this: http://graceofgodmovie.com http://graceofgodmovie.com. I'm the filmmaker.)
  - rawTruthHurts 11y ago
    sarcasm + truth = downvotes
  - Mz 11y ago
    You know, some years ago, I was friends with a young transexual. The friendship ended bitterly and I want nothing to do with them ever again, but I did learn that this person experienced it as incredibly problematic that conversation routinely defaults to an assumption of "people are either male or female." I don't always get it right, but I do make an effort to use language that implicitly allows for other possibilities, such as a phrase like "whatever your gender" instead of a phrase like "regardless of whether you are male or female." Similarly, you could have made the same sarcastic point in a way that did not essentially collude with the position you were criticizing by saying something like "Poor people should be invisible" instead of "should stay at home." If you wish to be a genuine advocate for homeless people, instead of getting on your high horse with me -- someone who has self identified as homeless -- in order to defend your ego, you could have apologized or commented that "I hadn't thought of it that way" or any number of other things that would be genuinely understanding, compassionate and respectful instead of worrying so much about your ego and self interest. If there is some means where I can get a free copy of your movie downloaded to my android tablet, I would be happy to try to watch it some time. Take care.
    - lisper 11y ago
      Well, OK, I'm sorry if the way I chose to phrase my comment offended you. That was certainly not my intent. > If there is some means where I can get a free copy of your movie downloaded to my android tablet, I would be happy to try to watch it some time. Let me see what I can do.

I'm 99.99% sure his last remark about poor persons was intended sarcastically.

Mz 11y ago

So am I.

lisper 11y ago
Then I really don't understand why you downvoted me. (BTW, if you really think that I'm denying the existence of the poorest of the poor then you should look at this: http://graceofgodmovie.com http://graceofgodmovie.com. I'm the filmmaker.)
- rawTruthHurts 11y ago
  sarcasm + truth = downvotes
- Mz 11y ago
  You know, some years ago, I was friends with a young transexual. The friendship ended bitterly and I want nothing to do with them ever again, but I did learn that this person experienced it as incredibly problematic that conversation routinely defaults to an assumption of "people are either male or female." I don't always get it right, but I do make an effort to use language that implicitly allows for other possibilities, such as a phrase like "whatever your gender" instead of a phrase like "regardless of whether you are male or female." Similarly, you could have made the same sarcastic point in a way that did not essentially collude with the position you were criticizing by saying something like "Poor people should be invisible" instead of "should stay at home." If you wish to be a genuine advocate for homeless people, instead of getting on your high horse with me -- someone who has self identified as homeless -- in order to defend your ego, you could have apologized or commented that "I hadn't thought of it that way" or any number of other things that would be genuinely understanding, compassionate and respectful instead of worrying so much about your ego and self interest. If there is some means where I can get a free copy of your movie downloaded to my android tablet, I would be happy to try to watch it some time. Take care.
  - lisper 11y ago
    Well, OK, I'm sorry if the way I chose to phrase my comment offended you. That was certainly not my intent. > If there is some means where I can get a free copy of your movie downloaded to my android tablet, I would be happy to try to watch it some time. Let me see what I can do.