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This shit is out of control. Put aside the sexual aspect of situations like this for a second, regardless of what you think of them (a tall order for some, I kn
by stryk 10y ago
This shit is out of control. Put aside the sexual aspect of situations like this for a second, regardless of what you think of them (a tall order for some, I know). These days it seems as if people aren't allowed to have any individual personality anymore. The Internet has the immensely incredible potential to connect the world, to bring together people of different backgrounds/cultures/communities/etc. Yet this political correctness bullshit means that if you express even the tiniest hint of being anything other than "plain Jane" straight down the middle-of-the-road you are likely to be lambasted, railroaded, harassed, and possibly lose your job/place to live/goodness knows what else.
What is even the point of things like "social media" if you can't truly be yourself? People are strange. Too many people act like like they are in the business of being professionally offended. They jump on the outrage bandwagon far too easily, seemingly just to be able to point out to other people that "yep, see, I too was against that, see my Tweet on the matter? Did ya? Did ya see it!?"
Stephen Fry was right on the money when he said people declaring they were "offended by ..." was the equivalent to the adult version of whining. OK... so you're "offended" by that... so fucking what? People act like if they declare they are offended, or point out how "wrong" something they don't agree with is that it automagically puts them on some sort of moral high ground. Ridiculous.
- ams6110 10y ago"These days" ?? It's always been this way. Many people are self-rightous, nosey, and judgemental.
- watter 10y agoyes but "these days" they have greater reach so we all have to listen to the crazies more often (constantly)
- slackstation 10y agoWhat's strange is that this is something where people haven't even complained about this person's interaction with them, merely their private sexual preferences. Both things get treated the same way, "if anything about you makes me uncomfortable, I'll take that as threatening and force you out of the community because the things you like are unpopular" This is the same line of reasoning that burned witches in Salem, kept gays closeted for decades and is the very thing liberal people say that they are against today. Drupal showed themselves to be complete and utter hypocrites.
- andrepd 10y agoI disagree with this frantic overreaction. I'm skeptical of speeches if the sort "these days we can't do x anymore like before" in general. Because in fact, today deviating from the norm is more tolerated and even celebrated than at any other time in American history at least. This is unquestionable. This is an edge case. Could you be a public figure 50 years ago and tell someone you were into anything but heterosexual monogamous missionary sex for the purpose of procreation? I don't think so.
- stryk 10y agoThat's a pretty big edge. From the sidelines it sure looks to me like this happening all over the field -- and that's just the ones that are publicly reported on, how many are scared away (or scared into reticence) that we never hear about?