Unpopular Opinions V6 You know maybe fascism wasn't all that it was cracked up to be
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[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50686277]People who say stuff like "HEY! DON'T USE THAT AS AN INSULT!" whenever someone says "gay" are as annoying and bad as the homophobic bigots they're against.[/QUOTE]
Really? How does oversensitivity equal bigotry?
I mean, personally, I don't think there's anything oversensitive about finding 'gay' to be a ridiculous insult, but for the sake of the argument, I'm going to assume you're talking about extreme examples
But even the extreme examples are, at most, patronizing. Unlike bigotry, there's no desire to actively disenfranchise a group because they're seen as harmful
[QUOTE=Combine 177;50687172]Well people also say that something looks like ass but meanwhile butts are cool.
So not really.[/QUOTE]
I feel like most insults are just synonyms for [I]negative adjective[/I].
The word [I]fuck[/I] pretty positive when you do it. Same with fucking, it's both a good thing and a negative adjective booster. Wanking is either good or bad depending on your worldview, but feels pretty good. But being a wanker is a negative thing.
I don't really see why I should care what offensive insults you use so long as you're not being an actual bigot.
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;50687230]Really? How does oversensitivity equal bigotry?[/QUOTE]
The point is, both sides can be equally as annoying as the other when trying to shove their opinions in your face.
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50687952]The point is, both sides can be equally as annoying as the other when trying to shove their opinions in your face.[/QUOTE]
So you find minorities decrying slurs directed at them "annoying"? How sheltered.
[QUOTE=Gimme20dollaz;50687677]Dan Ackroyd is a sellout.[/QUOTE]
Wait, what'd he do? Related to the new buster movie?
[QUOTE=hoodoo456;50687963]So you find minorities decrying slurs directed at them "annoying"? How sheltered.[/QUOTE]
Of course it's annoying if they're trying to shove that in your face, minority or not.
I think insulting minorities makes a lot of sense if you don't like them
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50688043]Of course it's annoying if they're trying to shove that in your face, minority or not.[/QUOTE]
God forbid people try to be accepted into society.
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;50681087]I think its because there's a lot of posing possibilities with TF2 characters, and most models don't. I.E mouth movements[/QUOTE]
How ironic that you mention that because the most popular model that I have ported doesn't have a proper face to begin with.
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[QUOTE=hoodoo456;50688136]God forbid people try to be accepted into society.[/QUOTE]
Shouting in someone's face will not make them like you.
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50688043]Of course it's annoying if they're trying to shove that in your face, minority or not.[/QUOTE]
Someone's never actually experienced other people other than from behind a screen
Jehovas aren't that bad
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;50688639]Someone's never actually experienced other people other than from behind a screen[/QUOTE]
What? Of course I have.
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50688838]What? Of course I have.[/QUOTE]
I think the key problem with what you're saying is that people who get mad at you for saying that chemistry test was totes gay bro are not on the same level as people who will make you familiar with a nearby tree for having the wrong taste in the dong vs tits debate.
[editline]10th July 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50686277]People who say stuff like "HEY! DON'T USE THAT AS AN INSULT!" whenever someone says "gay" are as annoying and bad as the homophobic bigots they're against.[/QUOTE]
like, sorry, but this makes it seem like you've never met an actual entrenched bigot in your life.
[QUOTE=Mining Bill;50688858]I think the key problem with what you're saying is that people who get mad at you for saying that chemistry test was totes gay bro are not on the same level as people who will make you familiar with a nearby tree for having the wrong taste in the dong vs tits debate.
[editline]10th July 2016[/editline]
like, sorry, but this makes it seem like you've never met an actual entrenched bigot in your life.[/QUOTE]
I'm talking about when either side tries to shove their opinions in your face verbally, I'm not saying that getting mad over someone using "gay" as an insult is as bad as someone physically hurting you.
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50688872]I'm talking about when either side tries to shove their opinions in your face verbally, I'm not saying that getting mad over someone using "gay" as an insult is as bad as someone physically hurting you.[/QUOTE]
The big difference is that one side wants to oppress normal people for no good reason and the other side literally just wants to be not thought of as subhumans so it's kind of hard to compare them
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50687952]The point is, both sides can be equally as annoying as the other when trying to shove their opinions in your face.[/QUOTE]
So one shouts at people they disagree with, the other actively seeks to deny people's rights, and in your eyes, they're equally annoying? Having to deal with someone who's a bit obnoxious is as bad as being mistreated and ostracized? What on earth is your definition of "equal"
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;50688897]So one shouts at people they disagree with, the other actively seeks to deny people's rights, and in your eyes, they're equally annoying? Having to deal with someone who's a bit obnoxious is as bad as being mistreated and ostracized? What on earth is your definition of "equal"[/QUOTE]
Their intentions do not change the fact that they're being annoying in my eyes.
No matter what their intentions are, they're still trying to force their views onto you and still are acting like a burden.
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50688901]Their intentions do not change the fact that they're being annoying in my eyes.
No matter what their intentions are, they're still trying to force their views onto you and still are acting like a burden.[/QUOTE]
[I]Equally[/I] as annoying?
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;50688923][I]Equally[/I] as annoying?[/QUOTE]
I think so.
[QUOTE=Wikipedia;50688941]Matthew Wayne "Matt" Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was an American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie, Wyoming on the night of October 6, 1998. He died six days later at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 12, from severe head injuries.
Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson were arrested shortly after the attack and charged with murder following Shepard's death. Significant media coverage was given to what role Shepard's sexual orientation played in the killing. During McKinney's pretrial and trial, testimony was given that the pair had pretended to be gay to gain Shepard's trust and rob him. McKinney's prosecutor argued the murder was premeditated and driven by greed, while McKinney's defense counsel argued that McKinney had only intended to rob Shepard, but had killed him in a rage when Shepard made a sexual advance. McKinney's girlfriend told police that he had been motivated by anti-gay sentiment, but later recanted her statement, saying that she had lied because she thought it would help him. Both McKinney and Henderson were convicted of the murder and each sentenced to two consecutive life sentences.
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What's your point?
I find it uncomfortable when people use gay as an insult.
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50688941]I think so.[/QUOTE]
Pretty obvious that you were just trying to come up with a clever-sounding comment, in the same vein as those "the SJWs are the [I]real[/I] racists/homophobes" ones that always pop up
Except you didn't think it through at all, and now you've reduced it to "They're both equally annoying, but specifically when shouting and only if I willfully ignore everything they stand for", which really doesn't sound as clever, does it
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;50689025]Pretty obvious that you were just trying to come up with a clever-sounding comment, in the same vein as those "the SJWs are the [I]real[/I] racists/homophobes" ones that always pop up
Except you didn't think it through at all, and now you've reduced it to "They're both equally annoying, but specifically when shouting and only if I willfully ignore everything they stand for", which really doesn't sound as clever, does it[/QUOTE]
What? What are you on about?
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50689038]What? What are you on about?[/QUOTE]
stating the obvious
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;50689047]stating the obvious[/QUOTE]
No idea what you're saying, I had no intentions of being "clever" or some dumb shit like that.
I actually meant from the beginning that it's only verbal stuff I'm talking about. I didn't think one thing then change my point-- I have to have misphrased it.
[QUOTE=Primigenes;50689068]How could you possibly be mad at people getting annoyed that you used a personal facet of their life as an insult? Sorry but you know how stupid that sounds right?
Homophobic Bigots go out of their way to negatively affect the lives of homophobic people so I don't get how that's any worse. Maybe instead of indirectly complaining about "PC culture" you should just stop perpetuating negative connotations in the gay community[/QUOTE]
My point is, them shoving their opinions in your face, no matter how objectively right or wrong they are in today's society, is annoying.
Do I support gay rights and all that? Yeah. But, if someone who's pro-gay-rights runs up to someone and starts trying to shove their opinions in that person's face then I won't like them.
[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50689074]My point is, them shoving their opinions in your face, no matter how objectively right or wrong they are in today's society, is annoying.
Do I support gay rights and all that? Yeah. But, if someone who's pro-gay-rights runs up to someone and starts trying to shove their opinions in that person's face then I won't like them.[/QUOTE]
you might as well have said "i don't like it when people shout" with how much you've been watering down your point
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