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> Nepal’s flag is a popular one among flag obsessives, who refer to themselves as vexillologists I'm not even into vexillology, but that description is so offe
by Mordisquitos 2y ago
> Nepal’s flag is a popular one among flag obsessives, who refer to themselves as vexillologists
I'm not even into vexillology, but that description is so offensive that the shockwave offended me as collateral damage.
While it may be true that vexillology isn't a strictly defined academic field, calling people who are interested in it "flag obsessives" is quite demeaning — all the more so considering that not only are fans of vexillology not necessarily "obsessed", but also that one can well be obsessed by flags and yet have no knowledge of vexillology.
- andrewflnr 2y agoThe writer was just trying to come up with a cute, colorful phrase for "people who like flags", because writers like cute, colorful phrases. It's not A+ journalism, but I don't think it's offensive and it almost certainly wasn't meant to be offensive.
- psunavy03 2y ago"I didn't mean it" doesn't really excuse offending someone.
- andrewflnr 2y agoIt definitely weakens the impact. Anyway, there's no evidence that anyone relevant is actually offended. Random commenters getting "offended" on behalf of others don't count.
- NooneAtAll3 2y ago1) being obsessed is not offensive 2) being offended for others only increases the issue, as it becomes political