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I’ve seen similar things. If you disagree with this concept, go to a west coast US metropolis and and try to have an open private discussion about something ta
by asguy 6y ago
I’ve seen similar things.
If you disagree with this concept, go to a west coast US metropolis and and try to have an open private discussion about something taboo (e.g. abortion) where you’re openly against the status quo. Odds are good you’ll hear about it.
For example, I used the term “wife beater” to refer to a tank top, in a private conversation, at a Berkeley bar. Within seconds I had a total stranger come up to me and tell me I shouldn’t use that term.
- objectivetruth 6y agoJust to discuss "taboos" a bit more: Hypothetically, if you were having coffee with a close female friend who had recently been badly beaten by her husband, and you were trying to describe a tank top, would you say "wife beater" or would you choose a different phrase? If different, why? Also, what makes you think US West Coast cities have a monopoly on residents confronting outsiders with differing views? I'm guessing that people talking about how much they love abortion or BLM at the local coffee shop in Castleberry, Alabama or Ponderay, Idaho or Elko, South Carolina would also have "good odds" they'll "hear about it."