i get offended about things that don't affect me, at least not directly. some things are offensive not because they affect you but because they affect your sense of right and wrong. if something is offensive or unjust, it should bother you no matter how much it affects you
i think it's selfish to ignore someone being offended as selfish
if you're going to get offended by some things, you might as well not pick and choose and get offended by everything and just live an angry life. it's not a good way to live. and if you're going to get offended, speaking out at the group that is offending you isn't going to change shit, it's going to make you more angry.
by not getting angry, you're accepting the way things are. better to live angry than passive
i think speaking out at the group that is offending you is going to at least foster discussion. you would rather people just sit silently when pple make racist/sexist/homophobic jokes? what good does that do?
why are racism/sexism/homophobia the only offensive things for you? it's either all funny or isn't. no one can say anything on the internet without a trigger warning either. everyone is way too sensitive imo
are you aware? apparently not because you didn't even answer my question. it is not okay to dogpile on someone talking about colors because it's ableist towards colorblind people (does this mean we can't talk about anything an able bodied person can do?). or being very against the word "faggot" but thinking saying "bitch" (against women) or "lame" (against the disabled) is okay. (yes these are real arguments i've seen here/on the internet). i have a friend who is against all the above and never swears/says bad words. but one day she was talking in german puns and offended a girl who's mom is german and thought she was making fun of the language. i mean really, you must have some sort of list in your head about what's offensive and what isn't because ANYTHING can be offensive. it seems that people like you just love to take rage out on others because you constantly feel like you're being attacked (and if you're being harassed that's a completely different story all together).
also what is the point of being offended? ever hear the phrase "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself?".... why brood over an emotion that does nothing but make you angry?
i can only see this happening if someone is harming another. but if you speak up about anything that's possibly slightly offensive, which can be almost anything, you're going to be speaking up about a lot of shit and annoying everyone around you.
some things have a harm that's not physical though. like obviously rape jokes cause harm, not in a physical way but in the way they normalize rape and hurt the victims
I am so tired of the idea that being emotionally detached is a healthy/superior way to live. people are offended by things because they connect to them, that's part of being human. in my experience, people who think other people are "too sensitive" are quite often people who have immense privilege in the first place. like, it's real easy not to care when you can't empathize
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Maybe you're just insensitive
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i think it's selfish to ignore someone being offended as selfish
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i think speaking out at the group that is offending you is going to at least foster discussion. you would rather people just sit silently when pple make racist/sexist/homophobic jokes? what good does that do?
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no one can say anything on the internet without a trigger warning either. everyone is way too sensitive imo
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like do you actually see what you're typing? are you aware?
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it is not okay to dogpile on someone talking about colors because it's ableist towards colorblind people (does this mean we can't talk about anything an able bodied person can do?). or being very against the word "faggot" but thinking saying "bitch" (against women) or "lame" (against the disabled) is okay. (yes these are real arguments i've seen here/on the internet).
i have a friend who is against all the above and never swears/says bad words. but one day she was talking in german puns and offended a girl who's mom is german and thought she was making fun of the language.
i mean really, you must have some sort of list in your head about what's offensive and what isn't because ANYTHING can be offensive. it seems that people like you just love to take rage out on others because you constantly feel like you're being attacked (and if you're being harassed that's a completely different story all together).
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i think you seem a little insensitive anon
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I am so tired of the idea that being emotionally detached is a healthy/superior way to live. people are offended by things because they connect to them, that's part of being human. in my experience, people who think other people are "too sensitive" are quite often people who have immense privilege in the first place. like, it's real easy not to care when you can't empathize
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