Soundwave said:
o_O.Q said:
uh... so because i'm not ok with something being said, it should be outlawed? is that really where society is headed? lol
whore has had a negative historical context for women, do we then ban that too?
what about idiot? that has had a negative historical context for all people
do we then just look at the vocabulary and seek out words that we deem to be used malevolently and cut them from existance?
are we now heading towards a situation where we ban the ability of people to express disdain towards each other?
you also refer to is as a personalised insult, how can something be personalised to someone if its not being directed at that person?
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You can say whatever you want. Just be prepared to deal with the consequences.
Depending on your personal family history we could up with specific words in context that I'm sure would piss you off (ie: if you have a brother with a mental illness, I'm sure you probably could lose it if you over heard someone joking about him being a nutcase, for example, while that word may mean little to someone else).
The word PDP has been directede in a negative way by whites to blacks and has an ugly, ugly history. It is what it is.
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"You can say whatever you want. Just be prepared to deal with the consequences. "
yes i think that is what we need, to let people work these things out with each other
"Depending on your personal family history we could up with specific words in context that I'm sure would piss you off"
so what? again i must ask why should me being emotionally affected by something you say have any bearing ( within reason ) on your ability to express yourself?
"The word PDP has been directede in a negative way by whites to blacks and has an ugly, ugly history."
you didn't answer my question... are you for banning"whore", "slut", "idiot" etc etc etc