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I guess I wish I had so few problems and concerns of my own that I had time to be offended for people i don’t know. Especially on something so innocent and comm

I guess I wish I had so few problems and concerns of my own that I had time to be offended for people i don’t know. Especially on something so innocent and common. Seems like a luxury.

chx 9y ago
I will presume you are a white male just because of the place we are in and your tone. I was hesitating before writing that comment but the problem is, if nothing else but #metoo should've taught you: we -- and by "we" I mean us privileged in color and gender -- need to talk up because those who are offended do not always dare to do so.
- iamdave 9y ago
  I will presume you are a white male just because of the place we are in and your tone. I'm a black male, I happen to be somewhat in agreement with the commenter you're replying to here-because I happen to have felt that very sensation he describes in conversations very much like this one; that of people being offended on my behalf. Why are you weaponizing race like this?
- SlowRobotAhead 9y ago
  > I will presume you are a white male just because of the place we are in and your tone. Ah, the only people it's ENCOURAGED to be prejudiced against while preaching tolerance. How novel! You have no idea what I identify as, your comments just now in assuming my identify and race are far more offensive than calling out a completely positive mention of some chick, right? I'm offended now you need to change your mind. Those are the rules as I understand them. Oh but wait, you're literally saying you are of the "privileged class" so you can do as you please... ? I like it, the full hypocritical double-down with a side of twitter "activism" where people shut their mouth not because of fear but because it directly benefited their careers and waiting to call it out did so as well. Yes, I agree that you need to be concerned with other people's issues, like non-gun owners should understand an attack of civil rights at the plea of emotions is not in their best interest either. However... if your bar is set to "someone said the word chick!" well, congrats on solving all serious problems already.
- mercer 9y ago
  "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

I guess I wish I had so few problems and concerns of my own that I had time to be offended for people i don’t know. Especially on something so innocent and common. Seems like a luxury.

chx 9y ago

I will presume you are a white male just because of the place we are in and your tone. I was hesitating before writing that comment but the problem is, if nothing else but #metoo should've taught you: we -- and by "we" I mean us privileged in color and gender -- need to talk up because those who are offended do not always dare to do so.

iamdave 9y ago
I will presume you are a white male just because of the place we are in and your tone. I'm a black male, I happen to be somewhat in agreement with the commenter you're replying to here-because I happen to have felt that very sensation he describes in conversations very much like this one; that of people being offended on my behalf. Why are you weaponizing race like this?
SlowRobotAhead 9y ago
> I will presume you are a white male just because of the place we are in and your tone. Ah, the only people it's ENCOURAGED to be prejudiced against while preaching tolerance. How novel! You have no idea what I identify as, your comments just now in assuming my identify and race are far more offensive than calling out a completely positive mention of some chick, right? I'm offended now you need to change your mind. Those are the rules as I understand them. Oh but wait, you're literally saying you are of the "privileged class" so you can do as you please... ? I like it, the full hypocritical double-down with a side of twitter "activism" where people shut their mouth not because of fear but because it directly benefited their careers and waiting to call it out did so as well. Yes, I agree that you need to be concerned with other people's issues, like non-gun owners should understand an attack of civil rights at the plea of emotions is not in their best interest either. However... if your bar is set to "someone said the word chick!" well, congrats on solving all serious problems already.
mercer 9y ago
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."