(07-17-2019 12:14 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(07-17-2019 11:44 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(07-17-2019 11:28 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(07-17-2019 11:01 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(07-17-2019 10:44 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  The lad got equally mad that I recognized that aspect, and changed it sua sponte.

In the comments he actually seems to be somewhat enraged about me removing the term. Perhaps he got pissed that deprived him of a moral preening opportunity.
Good grief.

As noted, am I proud that I put that in their originally? Nope. Mea culpa. The lad seems hopping mad that it was changed, though.

But, another brick in the bouncy house I guess. Heh, just noticed I used 'hopping' mad as well.....

But, if you stop and think it over, it might be an odd message in tandem:

How *dare* you use that term. Yep, good point. Very good point, actually.
How *dare* you remove it on your own action prior to any comemnt. Uhh...... dumb as doornails given the previous message.

This is absolutely rich, imo. Bouncy house to bouncy house.....

But that is the driving force of progressivism isnt it? How *dare* anyone not just say something, how *dare* they actually think about it and remove it on their own. The real issue is how *dare* anyone even think double bad ungood things, I guess.

Kind of a 'learning moment' when you stop and look at the reaction, to steal the comment from the demigod St Barry if I might be deigned to.

Quote:What am I, a retard or a twerp?

Hard to keep up with all your name calling.

edit: ahhh, I see you realized using the term retard was a bad look, so you edited your post to call me a "short-buser" instead. Not much of a better look, there.

Yes, that clearly denotes that I was more mad that you edited the remark to be a euphemism...

You do see where is said it is "not much of a better look," right? Had I been more mad about the edit, I would have said "that is a worse look." That is how words work, Tanq. How did you mix that up?

I'm not mad that you changed your comment, I think it was the right thing to do. I'm disappointed that you thought it fit to type that slur in the first place. And I'm also a bit disappointed that instead of removing the insult completely, you just changed it to a euphemism for retarded. I pretty much feel the same way about your word choice as I did when an Uber driver recently used "gay" to refer to someone cutting him off.

I'm not really mad about any of this, despite you thinking I am. This is an internet message board, after all.

My senior year in HS, I was talking with a girl in class when the teacher asked, "(OO), what are you and Karen being so gay about". The class erupted in laughter. Apparently the Teacher and I were the only ones who did not know the new meaning of gay.

I kind of miss the old days, when words meant what they were supposed to mean. As a kid, I enjoyed fairy tales. But my grandkids could not, as it is Un-PC to call them that.

So Lad, when you have kids, will you read them fairy tales? Will history talk about Gay Paree and the Gay 90's? Or will language be so restricted that those words will need permission from some Language Suitability Board?

I agree, Tanq should not have called you 'retard" or anything like that. You clearly have a high IQ. (I hope is OK to call you a genius). But sometimes, you get so obstinate in persisting in your wrongheadedness***, I can understand his frustration.

JMHO.

***Wrongheadedness was approved usage by the Language Suitability Board, a subdivision of the PC board. It is neither racial or sexual in nature, and has no religious component. We did not touch.

OO - What is your point? What are you trying to defend here?

Are you seriously suggesting that my Uber driver, who was clearly complaining about the person cutting them off, used the word "gay" in a way that meant happy?

You go on this diatribe about how certain words that have dual meanings are never OK (like fairy tales), which just isn't true. Gay is an OK word to use to describe when someone is happy or is homosexual. It's not really an OK word to use when describing someone's actions that annoy you.

Just trying to inject a little humor into this little slap fight over word usage.

I find it funny that Dems get all upset about word usage, then turn around call whatever conservative they hate at the moment (approved) names like deplorable or Nazi or bitter clinger.

Taje Nazi for example. A perfectly good word, but often misapplied. Kind of like how your cabbie misapplied 'gay". Never heard you get upset about it, though.

Do they send you a list of what words can used, when, and how? The Language Board, I mean?

One of the reasons I oppose the left is that I don't want to live in a restrictive society that monitors my every thought and word. You apparently think that would Utopia. So you are a disciple of Rightthink. Or at least, rightverbalize.

What are the current and past countries that monitor speech? The short list would include Soviet Russia, Nazi Germany, North Korea, Cuba, China, and under President Harris, the USA.

Serious question. Did you leave him a tip? Another serious question. did you lecture him on his wrongthinking?

I did leave him a tip and didn't lecture him. I could have been, and probably should have been, a better advocate and at least said something. But given that I was in his car for another 15 minutes and I wanted to get home, I went ahead and let sleeping dogs lie, given the potential direct conflict that could have ensued.

And I find it odd that you call him using the word "gay" like that wrongthinking. Is that now the term for using slurs? One of the main reasons we have made progress on a lot of social issues, is that society has stigmatized certain actions. Do you think we should teach young children that they can use words without consequence and that they shouldn't care about the feelings of others when they speak? That's the kind of picture you're painting by labeling this as "wrongthink."