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Don’t do this. Both sides have to stop with generalizations. And both sides have to stop using their handful of [x] friends to represent a non monolithic commun

by theklr 5y ago

Don’t do this. Both sides have to stop with generalizations. And both sides have to stop using their handful of [x] friends to represent a non monolithic community. One’s experience doesn’t justify bigoted actions.

loudtieblahblah 5y ago
What's bigoted keeps changing and keeps finding or inventing exponentially smaller, to the point of statistical irrelevance, demographics to turn the entire world upside down over Who can keep up any more? The rules change faster than slang and fashion.
- AnimalMuppet 5y ago
  How about "As you would have others do to you, so do to them", no matter who they are?
  - loudtieblahblah 5y ago
    I try to and I feel a lot of people do But that's not good enough for people bc now you're expected to walk a linguistic minefield due to all the pedantic asshole on the internet who won't listen in good faith, then accuse you of speaking in bad faith A good example is this thread. Chappelle was trying to use anecdotes to meet people halfway, and he did it in his language of comedy. People accuse him of punching down... But comedy that concerns itself with punching up or lunching down is comedy + something else. Its not comedy. Just like atheism+. And so Chappell is coming from a different perspective and no one wants to see and listen to what he's trying to say. Comedians say all kinds of fucked up shit to each other. That's their language. He extended the olive branch and for that.... There's firings and walkout and internet arguments. Golden rule can't apply on the global stage when there's 20% of the left SEEKING offense wherever they can find it and constantly demanding others change on their behalf. The Golden rule never took cry-bullies who cry foul for power games into consideration
    - AnimalMuppet 5y ago
      Well, for the 80%, a good-faith attempt to treat them well covers a fair number of mistakes. For the 20%... they're not going to be happy, no matter what you do. They won't even be happy with your silence. For them, the rule is more like "So far as it depends on you, live at peace with all." And I think (or maybe hope) that it's a lot less than 20%. The problem is that much of the internet is a broadcast or oratorical medium, and those seeking offense will find you. They find offense everywhere. It must be a miserable way to live.

by theklr 5y ago

loudtieblahblah 5y ago

What's bigoted keeps changing and keeps finding or inventing exponentially smaller, to the point of statistical irrelevance, demographics to turn the entire world upside down over Who can keep up any more? The rules change faster than slang and fashion.

AnimalMuppet 5y ago
How about "As you would have others do to you, so do to them", no matter who they are?
- loudtieblahblah 5y ago
  I try to and I feel a lot of people do But that's not good enough for people bc now you're expected to walk a linguistic minefield due to all the pedantic asshole on the internet who won't listen in good faith, then accuse you of speaking in bad faith A good example is this thread. Chappelle was trying to use anecdotes to meet people halfway, and he did it in his language of comedy. People accuse him of punching down... But comedy that concerns itself with punching up or lunching down is comedy + something else. Its not comedy. Just like atheism+. And so Chappell is coming from a different perspective and no one wants to see and listen to what he's trying to say. Comedians say all kinds of fucked up shit to each other. That's their language. He extended the olive branch and for that.... There's firings and walkout and internet arguments. Golden rule can't apply on the global stage when there's 20% of the left SEEKING offense wherever they can find it and constantly demanding others change on their behalf. The Golden rule never took cry-bullies who cry foul for power games into consideration
  - AnimalMuppet 5y ago
    Well, for the 80%, a good-faith attempt to treat them well covers a fair number of mistakes. For the 20%... they're not going to be happy, no matter what you do. They won't even be happy with your silence. For them, the rule is more like "So far as it depends on you, live at peace with all." And I think (or maybe hope) that it's a lot less than 20%. The problem is that much of the internet is a broadcast or oratorical medium, and those seeking offense will find you. They find offense everywhere. It must be a miserable way to live.