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> Even then. How about you try getting chased out of a subway station after midnight getting called a "faggot" and we'll talk. And people say that the SF tech
by aiig 10y ago
> Even then.
How about you try getting chased out of a subway station after midnight getting called a "faggot" and we'll talk.
And people say that the SF tech class is out of touch.
- FeepingCreature 10y agoHow about you try getting uninvited from a conference getting called a "bigot" for supporting the wrong politician? I hear it feels great. Really makes you consider the other side's arguments dispassionately and clearly.
- aiig 10y agoI'm so glad that you equate me fearing for my safety the same as you getting kicked out of your tech conference. You were so victimized I'm sorry.
- FeepingCreature 10y agoNot a race.
- vsl 10y agoSurely you do grasp the slight difference between words and being chased? FWIW, I think there's a difference between repugnant opinions and insults, so "faggot" is not a good example, but you're twisting OP's words dishonestly.
- aiig 10y agoDefinitely see that. Though as we've seen recently, there are a lot of people who say, e.g., in the flower shop / bakery trope, "I don't have a problem with gay people, but my religion prohibits me from serving them." In such a case, do you really need an epithet to read hate? Do you really need to hear the N word to know that people are racist? It's, at best, a very privileged (and at worst, an entirely naive) POV to suggest that you do.