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Font_Fetish t1_j8o5yeq wrote
Reply to comment by Peeche94 in Strangers Befriend Man with Down Syndrome After Mom Offers to Pay Someone to Spend Time with Him: 'Heaven' by afterburners_engaged
I guess I fundamentally disagree with you on what empathy is then.
These are words used for humor and self-expression, they are not causing harm to be done to any individual or group. They just feel a little uncomfortable to you because you’ve been conditioned to feel offended on behalf of others who didn’t ask for it. That’s not empathy. That’s a savior complex.
It’s not like it’s the n-word with an actual history of dehumanization and horrors beyond our comprehension. It’s an outdated medical term that is used colloquially to mean that something is dumb. Sorry I didn’t account for your sensitivity and say “mentally disabled” or “handicapped,” which honestly sound way more offensive and ableist to me.
Thank you for sharing your moral superiority with the class, I’m sure you’re beyond reproach.
Font_Fetish t1_j8ni98f wrote
Reply to comment by Smokestack830 in Strangers Befriend Man with Down Syndrome After Mom Offers to Pay Someone to Spend Time with Him: 'Heaven' by afterburners_engaged
I said that your opinion of me has no importance to me. Doesn’t mean I can’t explain my perspective on this discussion after your attack on my character.
Glad to see your well-thought-out rebuttal to all of the points I made though. Still just attacking the person because the foundations of your opinions are weak.
If 3 short paragraphs is equivalent to reading a novel for you, that would go a long way toward explaining your difficulties with critical thought. Hopefully this one wasn’t too long for you to read as well.
Font_Fetish t1_j8nh0gw wrote
Reply to comment by Smokestack830 in Strangers Befriend Man with Down Syndrome After Mom Offers to Pay Someone to Spend Time with Him: 'Heaven' by afterburners_engaged
Oh no, what will I ever do now that Smokestack830 thinks less of me! Absolutely gutted.
It’s wild to me that you think the use of a word, which used to be the scientifically correct term, indicates a lack of empathy or respect. This movement of acting like saying the word “regarded” or calling something “gay” makes you a bigot is insane.
I believe in human rights for all people and am fiercely progressive in my quest for those rights because I have empathy and respect for my fellow people. Progressives are inclusive, but we have NEVER been the ones in favor of censoring speech or policing what people can say (especially as part of humor), that is for the book-burning, nudity-censoring conservatives. You alienate people from the causes that really matter when you keep telling them what to say and feeding into the culture war distraction.
Me using that word hurt exactly zero people. I hope you enjoy your unearned feelings of moral superiority that you’ve just conjured for yourself though, you’re so brave and such an ally.
Font_Fetish t1_j8ncw6k wrote
Reply to comment by Smokestack830 in Strangers Befriend Man with Down Syndrome After Mom Offers to Pay Someone to Spend Time with Him: 'Heaven' by afterburners_engaged
… the spelling was intentional to avoid the comment getting flagged (it’s a regarded rule, but Reddit banned that word AFAIK).
You’re allowed to perceive whatever irony you think is there though.
Font_Fetish t1_j8n1tej wrote
Reply to comment by Peeche94 in Strangers Befriend Man with Down Syndrome After Mom Offers to Pay Someone to Spend Time with Him: 'Heaven' by afterburners_engaged
I was so ready for the ending to be that his 40th birthday party was in America, where you met his wife Victoria, who used to go by Posh Spice.
Thought it was just gunna be a long-winded way to call David Beckham regarded.
Font_Fetish t1_j5hwhu0 wrote
Reply to comment by cookiemonster247 in 66% of multi-billion dollar movies have featured Zoe Saldana painted blue or green by Thalesian
So you’re saying that a painted Zoe Saldana is 16% more important to a movie’s chances of hitting $2 billion than James Cameron’s involvement?
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Reply to comment by jimdotcom413 in Woman single-handedly takes on BA and wins by je97
I love the idea that they would have just started abbreviating Bear Attack for this one article, sacrificing a ton of clicks by hiding the 2 most interesting words in the title behind an abbreviation no one knows.
That being said, my first thought was also Bear Attack due to the context.