PC "optics" is a significant contributing factor to the demented and twisted state of the world right now.
If you allow them to pretend that using certain words is "racist" or any such nonsense, then you're complicit in degrading free speech, civil discourse and unity by giving them a powerful tool of division.
Why would I waste any energy on upsetting myself over such nonsense?
Only one thing matters: do they have a point or not? Everything else is decoration and should have no impact on your decision making process.
If you don't understand this you're not sufficiently mature to operate in society without hurting yourself and those around you.
First off all, you have the capacity to gain full control over your emotional and mental state. This is hard, but if you want to feel constantly euphoric, depressed, angry or anything, you can do so. Actively.
Secondly:
If someone insults me with random terms, then that gives me no reason to change my emotional or mental state. They've merely made some sounds, without changing anything about my life.
If someone insults me while making an argument, then either:
They have a point I have not yet considered and can now decide to which extent I incorporate the new insight into my life to grow as a human being or
they have a point that I have considered already and don't care about or
they have a point that I have considered and concluded to be false, hence irrelevant.
In none of the potential cases is there any reason for me to change my emotional or mental state.
Either I decided I don't care about their point (because they're wrong or it doesn't matter) or I incorporate their points and ignore the "offensive" language that was used to embellish the point they tried to make.
The term "white trash" originated during the 1830s and was used by slaves towards those who couldn't afford to purchase a slave. Both a classist and racist term although I agree the N-word is far far worse.
There are no racist terms. There are only racist people. The intent is what matters.
Not every faggot is gay and not every gay is a faggot.
Although I guess it may require, for some, an insurmountable amount of intelligence to catch finer linguistic nuances.
Don't be the PC baby.
Stand in for what's good and right and stop bending to evil.
I agree with the nuances. But there is also a thing called optics.
Fuck optics.
PC "optics" is a significant contributing factor to the demented and twisted state of the world right now.
If you allow them to pretend that using certain words is "racist" or any such nonsense, then you're complicit in degrading free speech, civil discourse and unity by giving them a powerful tool of division.
I guess you are probably right.
Why would I waste any energy on upsetting myself over such nonsense?
Only one thing matters: do they have a point or not? Everything else is decoration and should have no impact on your decision making process. If you don't understand this you're not sufficiently mature to operate in society without hurting yourself and those around you.
First off all, you have the capacity to gain full control over your emotional and mental state. This is hard, but if you want to feel constantly euphoric, depressed, angry or anything, you can do so. Actively.
Secondly:
If someone insults me while making an argument, then either:
In none of the potential cases is there any reason for me to change my emotional or mental state.
Either I decided I don't care about their point (because they're wrong or it doesn't matter) or I incorporate their points and ignore the "offensive" language that was used to embellish the point they tried to make.
we haven't been a country for 400 yrs.....
The term "white trash" originated during the 1830s and was used by slaves towards those who couldn't afford to purchase a slave. Both a classist and racist term although I agree the N-word is far far worse.
You know Trump's EO allows for the seizure of assets for those who spread propaganda online? Wanna keep risking it? Maybe China won't extradite you.