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I think you're getting a bit too worked up over this, possibly due to past interactions with others. It was my professional suggestion to separate the content

I think you're getting a bit too worked up over this, possibly due to past interactions with others. It was my professional suggestion to separate the content to avoid that misinterpretation. You can't control how you are perceived by others. You have to grow thicker skin. You can simply say "No I don't care about that, it's my passion and I will stand behind it.", instead of getting offended. As some on the right I have to constantly be interpreted as a racist or sexist, or any other ist. That's fine as I know those claims are false and I believe in my views. More power to whatever you want to do, I'm a libertarian and I think people should be able to do whatever they want as long as they aren't infringing on other people's rights. But you don't get to control other's speech or how they think. You can certainly try to convince them though, which you've certainly made an effort to, I applaud that. I don't think the victim mentality or linking it to "phobias" is helpful though.

some_furry 4y ago
> It was my professional suggestion to separate the content to avoid that misinterpretation. The problem is the misinterpretations, not the juxtaposition. Correct yourself, not me. I'm never going to stop being gay, or a furry, or a cryptography nerd. I'm not going to respond to the rest of your comment, because doing so would likely violate the HN guidelines. So that's how far free speech goes.
- hunterb123 4y ago
  I never asked you to stop being gay, I truly don't care. I just advised that you should learn to not get so offended because it's pointless, people will think what they think. Of course do what you want though, as will I. Good day.
  - some_furry 4y ago
    > I just advised that you should learn to not get so offended because it's pointless, people will think what they think. Here's the thing: I'm not offended. If I believe you're acting in good faith, I'm absolutely going to explain to you why you're getting a negative reaction. That's what I did above, which you seemed to have parsed as "taking offense". If you're not acting in good faith, just tell me what you really are so I can file your opinions where they belong and move on with my day. One day you're going to be confronted with your "I don't care about the consequences of my actions" attitude in a very personal way, and you're going to think, "Of course I'm not ___ist/______phobic!" When that finally happens, remember our conversation today, where you took a minority describing how you come across to their peers as them taking offense, and introspect. Maybe you'll learn the lesson I was trying to impart today. If not, all of this is moot. I don't need your advice, and it's not welcome.

some_furry 4y ago

> It was my professional suggestion to separate the content to avoid that misinterpretation. The problem is the misinterpretations, not the juxtaposition. Correct yourself, not me. I'm never going to stop being gay, or a furry, or a cryptography nerd. I'm not going to respond to the rest of your comment, because doing so would likely violate the HN guidelines. So that's how far free speech goes.

hunterb123 4y ago
I never asked you to stop being gay, I truly don't care. I just advised that you should learn to not get so offended because it's pointless, people will think what they think. Of course do what you want though, as will I. Good day.
- some_furry 4y ago
  > I just advised that you should learn to not get so offended because it's pointless, people will think what they think. Here's the thing: I'm not offended. If I believe you're acting in good faith, I'm absolutely going to explain to you why you're getting a negative reaction. That's what I did above, which you seemed to have parsed as "taking offense". If you're not acting in good faith, just tell me what you really are so I can file your opinions where they belong and move on with my day. One day you're going to be confronted with your "I don't care about the consequences of my actions" attitude in a very personal way, and you're going to think, "Of course I'm not ___ist/______phobic!" When that finally happens, remember our conversation today, where you took a minority describing how you come across to their peers as them taking offense, and introspect. Maybe you'll learn the lesson I was trying to impart today. If not, all of this is moot. I don't need your advice, and it's not welcome.