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I hate the shitheads here who down voted you for pointing that out.

• rimantas 14y ago
  I am one of those. Let me tell you why: shitty attitude like this helps no one. What kind of stupid censorship is this? I hate every move towards "thought-crime" and I will downvote either on HN or in real voting anything what tries to bring us closer to this orvelian world. People may be upset by the metaphorical use of the word "rape"? How about the litteral use then? Should we just censor it out? What if someone was raped on the table, should we no longer mention database tables? And the last one: who are you anyway and who has entitled you to decide and advice others what words to use? Usually the ones on this kind of moral high grounds are the most harmful. "Offense is taken, not give". However sad someone's experience may be this is not a good excuse to censor the expression of others. And not very effective at that.
  • to3m 14y ago
    "Thought crime"! Thought crime my arse. This stuff is just simple good manners. Behaviour designed to put others at ease. Thought crime! God's teeth. Were you dragged up?
  • ebiester 14y ago
    Very simply, there is a significant difference between someone's body being violated in possibly the worst way possible, in a way that can destroy someone's life, and being subjected to advertising or losing a video game. It trivializes someone's tramautic experience, and reminds them how others see it as No Big Deal. I am completely about freedom of speech, but I reserve my right to condemn those who use certain types of speech. What is wrong with a little bit of courtesy?