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homophobic or not, name-calling does nothing to advance the conversation.

such_a_casual 9y ago
Evidence does. Maybe you should learn the difference between just calling someone a name and providing evidence that their character is shit.
- mustacheemperor 9y ago
  There are many alternative words available to describe someone of poor character. Words that are not homophobic slurs would be less prone to misinterpretation too. You may have presented evidence about Dan's character but your use of language was mostly informative about yours.
  - such_a_casual 9y ago
    Assuming someone is a homophobe because they use the word faggot is fucking ignorant.
- frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
  And yet your evidence is glued to the bottom of the discussion because you called him a fag. You've only degraded the conversation.
  - such_a_casual 9y ago
    Only to oversensitive children who can't handle the word fag.
    - frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
      Actually no, your comment has been flagged so no one, oversensitive or not, can see it. Do better. Damore doesn't give a pass for these kind of childish antics.
    - sillysaurus3 9y ago
      Ok, you're clearly a free thinker, which is nice. I think you mean well. The problem is, society doesn't care. You're not allowed to mean well in this context. It's like being a heretic during the inquisition, then trying to argue that you're actually the good kind of heretic, the kind that believes in kindness and compassion even though you reject god. It doesn't compute. Your options are to martyr yourself and be excluded, or conform while trying to be subversive in other ways. The former hasn't worked very well. Your original contribution was valuable. It was excluded solely for your language. I would recommend trying again, and let readers decide for themselves. We're pretty good at reading between the lines here -- it isn't reddit. You don't usually have to be explicit, and we like drawing our own conclusions.
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loeg 9y ago
Just flag the troll and move on. :-(

Evidence does. Maybe you should learn the difference between just calling someone a name and providing evidence that their character is shit.

mustacheemperor 9y ago
There are many alternative words available to describe someone of poor character. Words that are not homophobic slurs would be less prone to misinterpretation too. You may have presented evidence about Dan's character but your use of language was mostly informative about yours.
- such_a_casual 9y ago
  Assuming someone is a homophobe because they use the word faggot is fucking ignorant.
frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
And yet your evidence is glued to the bottom of the discussion because you called him a fag. You've only degraded the conversation.
- such_a_casual 9y ago
  Only to oversensitive children who can't handle the word fag.
  - frgtpsswrdlame 9y ago
    Actually no, your comment has been flagged so no one, oversensitive or not, can see it. Do better. Damore doesn't give a pass for these kind of childish antics.
  - sillysaurus3 9y ago
    Ok, you're clearly a free thinker, which is nice. I think you mean well. The problem is, society doesn't care. You're not allowed to mean well in this context. It's like being a heretic during the inquisition, then trying to argue that you're actually the good kind of heretic, the kind that believes in kindness and compassion even though you reject god. It doesn't compute. Your options are to martyr yourself and be excluded, or conform while trying to be subversive in other ways. The former hasn't worked very well. Your original contribution was valuable. It was excluded solely for your language. I would recommend trying again, and let readers decide for themselves. We're pretty good at reading between the lines here -- it isn't reddit. You don't usually have to be explicit, and we like drawing our own conclusions.
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loeg 9y ago

Just flag the troll and move on. :-(