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o_O.Q on 27 March 2017
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specialk said:
o_O.Q said:

"a "majority" of backlash against PC Culture is people whining that they can say and do whatever they want and then also be treated the way that they want to be treated. "

 

whoever does that is a hypocrite and i would not support them

 

" I think it's important to try to understand where it's all coming from though."


absolutely... which is why i did the research and understand where its coming from for the most part... all the way back to philosophers like plato who argued that the community is more important than the individual 

 

" I don't want legitimate greivences to go unheard because of it. "

 

absolutely, i agree, but what is legitimate and what is not legitimate is subjective is it not? To be absolutely honest i hardly ever see what i would consider to be legitimate greivances from these people

I see why it might appear that way. Because loud people with large megaphones have something to gain from appearing virtuous and it's rather easy to "take a stand" on issues when taking a stand means badmouthing a colleague that you probably already didn't like. 

If you want to dismiss polygon and all the other dog-pilers, I can endorse that. I do believe though, that at the heart of this issue in particular, there are women who are simply tired of being a joke and don't want to hear it. I think the source of their fatigue is rooted in legitimate complaints.

 

is offense by itself then a legitimate reason to censor someone?

what happens then when you are the person who falls outside of what is considered acceptible? as the range for what is acceptible narrows further and further?

or do you think you'll always be able to toe the line?

from my pov a more sensible solution is to have people study why they are offended by things to begin with... 

one thing i will say is that "offense" is the perfect tool to divide people into groups and pit those groups against each other all while they are completely oblivious to the puppet masters who disseminate the ideas that motivate them to begin with

and i'm not talking about polygon or whoever i'm looking directly at the ideology itself and i'm saying that from its very foundation it is fundamentally flawed and anyone can do that if they just sit for a minute and think about it