People abuse the word "racist"

[Normchacho]

eva01beserk said:

Normchacho said:

So you're okay with there being repercussions for our words as long as they're not actually damaging? So what exactly is your proposed solution to this issue? Force institutions to stand by employees and students no matter what they say, regardless of the potential damage? Or do we make it illegal for people to take action against something they find offensive?

I'm not missing the point, it's the whole point.

THe thing is is damiging is not what they want, they want complete destruction of their lives. Can you really not see a problem with this? Offending someone and basicly having to leave the country in exile for it? Its insane.

Who is they? And where is this happening? Weren't we talking about the U.S.? I was, at least from a legal standpoint, and I've never heard of anyone having to leave the country due to social pressure.

You also need to remember that the country, and the world, is a big place. There are always going to be people with really extreme views. There are people that belive 9-11 wouldn't have happened if we had purged the country of homosexuals. Some people are crazy, and if we're talking about people of that ilk, someone bitching about something someone else said is the least of our problems.