The problem of SJWs

Post Reply New Topic

https://twitter.com/sofiehagen/status/9 ... 76?lang=en

What is wrong me?. I want to me and others to be able to say things without constantly worrying that every word and thought is going to offend somebody. I don't want language police dictating what can be said in public. If that makes me a hater or a racist to some people that is their problem, not mine.

What Darling did on his own or was forced to do goes beyond acknowledging feelings to caving in due to fear. Due to the fear of saying the wrong thing stuff does not get said good and bad. If the good is not said the world misses out. If the bad is not said we miss out on who to avoid or block. Fact of life no matter what you or I say if enough people hear about it some people will be offended by it. The only way to truly avoid hurting anybody's feelings is to write and say nothing and become a hermit. That is the way too many Aspies live and that is no way to live.

I am not saying at all be like Trump and intentionally insult people just for the fun of it or do not try and be a nice person!!

Overcorrection is often as bad or worse than the original mistake. The SJW's do not realize this, that is one of the reasons they are a problem.

You want to say things and not worry about if they are offensive? There is another term for that - those people are called jerks.

I do not want to be cavalier in what I say, I don't want that caution to become paralysis by analysis.

There are words to describe people OVERLY afraid of offending people. Sheep, wimp, easy target. Unlike the way Darling used "Chinese," those are actual insults.

Last edited by ASPartOfMe on 10 Oct 2018, 8:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.

And I have known people who are easily offended and those people are known to have mental issues, they are known as narcissists, having BPD, or some sort of personality disorder or because they have anxiety or depression or have a hormonal imbalance. Those are also the people who say in their profiles they don't do drama. That indicates they create drama and these people are oblivious that the problem is them if they are always in it and it seems like everyone creates it for them.

I remember being put in birth control in 7th grade because I was so sensitive due to my hormones. my mom told me she couldn't even give me a compliment without me getting into tears. Them: "You look great today" Me: "You mean I don't ever look great on other days, waaaa. I am so ugly." Everyone in my family had to walk on eggshells every two weeks before my period and they got so sick of it, I was put on birth control and problem was cured.

Accidental insults are still insulting. One can simply say I'm sorry I didn't mean it that way.

You don't say sorry when you've done nothing wrong. You can still say you didn't mean it that way, at which point they should then be apologising to you.

Exactly. You shouldn't have to change your speech to ensure imbeciles won't be offended.

I couldn't do it if I tried. This Chinese scenario alone would have been inconceivable to me.

I used to apologize every time someone got upset with me or mad at me or offended because I always assumed I did something wrong. Now I don't apologize anymore when I know I have done nothing wrong. If I say something and the person takes it the wrong way or twists it, I am not apologizing. I will only try to rephrase what I meant. If I state facts and the person gets offended, I am not apologizing. Go ahead, get offended with science and facts. Go ahead, get offended at me when I say how people think like when I say how so many people think people on social security are lazy. Okay, why am I the bad guy for this when you should be mad about people thinking that about those with disabilities. Are you mad at me because you had just learned how ignorant people are and I have ruined your ignorance on life because now you are aware of how ignorant people are? Is that what you are offended about and why you are mad at me because I talked about reality you didn't like hearing? Should I apologize for ruining your blissful ignorance?

What if I talked about history and mentioned how black people were slaves and segregated and got less in taxes to pay for their schools and things and someone got offended because they didn't like now knowing how awful our US history is and how our kind treated black people in the days? Should I apologize for offending them with my US history knowledge?

Should someone online apologize for offending someone because they didn't like seeing their fitness photos and their foods and meals they post on Instagram and should someone even apologize for having a good body because someone got offended by it?

Yes people do get offended over silly things rather you want to believe or not. You are more likely to run into these people online than in real life. Sofie Hagen got offended by that ad about obese people more likely to get cancer. No the company did not apologize to her, they only explained the intentions behind their ad. They actually responded to her on Twitter. Don't forget there are people who get offended by diet ads and fitness stuff. No they should not apologize either for that stuff. Gyms should not have to apologize for promoting their gym memberships just because some people were butthurt by seeing an ad on their windsheild or heard their ad on the radio or on TV or saw it in the paper or online.

Just where can we all draw the line for being a jerk and not being a jerk when we don't apologize for being offensive and refusing to worry about who we offend?

Very good posts from League_Girl and ASPartOfMe. There's one thing left I can think of which is dangerous. Once you apologise when you do nothing wrong, now, in the worst case, they own you. Because you just set the precedent. You just said you did wrong. You just said you were racist / sexist, etc. You just said they were right. Now they can continually hold that against you in future. On a larger scale, every time someone apologises to the SJWs and PC police, they get more ammunition to use on others and get their convictions strengthened.

"Political correctness is communist propaganda writ small. In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, nor to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to.”

"I'm sorry I didn't mean it that way" is the last thing I want to say if I really screwed up. It has become a stock answer for trolls and bigots to try and weasel their way out of trouble.

You actually can, it won't kill you.

Talk about a snowflake. Social condemnation is how a lot of social change happens.

Freedom of assembly = mob rule.
Freedom of the press = fake news.
Innocent until proven guilty = lock her up.

That's the social change you are working at.
Sounds like Russia, not my thing.

More thoughts on this topic. When you apologize with cavaets such as “I did not mean it that way” it dilutes the apology and sounds disingenuous. Even worse then saying “I did not mean it that way” is the standard “If I offended anybody I’m sorry”. This is usually said by public people after they have been called out for offending people. When somebody says that what I hear is “I am kowtowing to the snowflakes because I need to get paid”.

A lot of things won't kill you. It doesn't mean they won't harm you.