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This case strikes me as an indicator that people are seeking out things to be offended about, and that "popular news media outlets" fan the flames to increase p

by bsg75 13y ago

This case strikes me as an indicator that people are seeking out things to be offended about, and that "popular news media outlets" fan the flames to increase page hits or viewer counts. I believe the term is manufactured outrage?

abjorn 13y ago
Exactly this. A favorite local morning DJ of mine likes to call this the "gotcha society." The whole Duck Dynasty thing being the news of the week I think is proof enough of that - no one would even know who the guy was if it wasn't for some silly reality TV show, why should we care what he thinks?
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jessedhillon 13y ago
Someone on Hacker News doesn't understand the emotions of people who aren't him!? Now that's a surprise! On a thread like this there's always someone who says pretty much these exact words. And then someone else who has to start a comment with "This." because that shows emphatic agreement and has not become in any way trite. The level of arrogance required to hear/read someone say "what was said hurts me" and then respond with "no it doesn't, you're not hurt" is just stupefying. Yet it happens routinely around here.
- bsg75 13y ago
  From the article "Then, Salon.com reported on the story and changed the wording of the tweet." This highlights my second point. As to the first, your words hurt me.
  - jessedhillon 13y ago
    Ok but people were upset about this before it got to Salon and it doesn't seem that your comment is so nuanced as to observe that distinction. I'm sorry I hurt you. How were you hurt by my words?
    - bsg75 13y ago
      </sarcasm>
      - jessedhillon 13y ago
        All the more to my point then.
downandout 13y ago
I absolutely agree. As the US has become vastly more tolerant over the last 50 years, many groups that have historically been targets of bullying and prejudice have gone too far the other direction and are now doing the bullying. More and more, even innocent mistakes made in public are used by these groups as rallying cries to further promote divisive and destructive behavior and attitudes. GLAAD and NAACP have both been repeatedly guilty of this. What none of these groups realize about these over-the-top reactions to relatively minor PC infractions is that they are painting themselves as huge liabilities. No one wants to do business with or employ someone that is just waiting to pounce on any perceived slight against them. That will unfairly cost members of the groups economic opportunities, which is the exact opposite of their stated goals.

by bsg75 13y ago

abjorn 13y ago

Exactly this. A favorite local morning DJ of mine likes to call this the "gotcha society." The whole Duck Dynasty thing being the news of the week I think is proof enough of that - no one would even know who the guy was if it wasn't for some silly reality TV show, why should we care what he thinks?

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jessedhillon 13y ago

Someone on Hacker News doesn't understand the emotions of people who aren't him!? Now that's a surprise! On a thread like this there's always someone who says pretty much these exact words. And then someone else who has to start a comment with "This." because that shows emphatic agreement and has not become in any way trite. The level of arrogance required to hear/read someone say "what was said hurts me" and then respond with "no it doesn't, you're not hurt" is just stupefying. Yet it happens routinely around here.

bsg75 13y ago
From the article "Then, Salon.com reported on the story and changed the wording of the tweet." This highlights my second point. As to the first, your words hurt me.
- jessedhillon 13y ago
  Ok but people were upset about this before it got to Salon and it doesn't seem that your comment is so nuanced as to observe that distinction. I'm sorry I hurt you. How were you hurt by my words?
  - bsg75 13y ago
    </sarcasm>
    - jessedhillon 13y ago
      All the more to my point then.

downandout 13y ago

I absolutely agree. As the US has become vastly more tolerant over the last 50 years, many groups that have historically been targets of bullying and prejudice have gone too far the other direction and are now doing the bullying. More and more, even innocent mistakes made in public are used by these groups as rallying cries to further promote divisive and destructive behavior and attitudes. GLAAD and NAACP have both been repeatedly guilty of this. What none of these groups realize about these over-the-top reactions to relatively minor PC infractions is that they are painting themselves as huge liabilities. No one wants to do business with or employ someone that is just waiting to pounce on any perceived slight against them. That will unfairly cost members of the groups economic opportunities, which is the exact opposite of their stated goals.