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WCDT: 2465-2469 (10-14 June, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Method of Madness:
I could, yes.
Nepiophage:
I meant no offence but, though jokingly put, I had a serious point here. There are legitimate reasons for killing animals --as food, in competition for food (viz. agricultural pests), personal safety (dangerous spiders, disease carrying insects, if attacked by a bear etc.) etc. Irrational fear, or, worse, just not liking them, is not a good enough reason. Spiders are just as alive as robins or baby seals and deserve the same respect.
Method of Madness:
Except robins and baby seals are less likely to come near you, and even if a bird does come near you it is not hard to shoo away if you are so inclined.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 12 Jun 2013, 10:13 ---MDBS, I too grew up without protection from bullying, and it left me barely functional. I couldn't avoid the kids who bullied me, I was forced to go to school with them, and the adults who should have been protecting me either turned a blind eye or actually joined in the bullying. It was relentless, it was way beyond "normal" child interaction, and it was crippling. I'm still dealing with the fallout decades later.
It's great that you had a different experience than me. Maybe you were stronger, or more likely you didn't have to endure the level of pure torture I did. But I could have used a little bit of protection, because it was beyond what any human being should rationally have to face. I'm glad that kids today have more protection than I did.
--- End quote ---
Your experiences are difficult and painful for me to read about.
I didn't need to be protected, because "difficult and painful" and "triggering" are different animals.
"Triggering" is like setting off fireworks around a combat veteran. It's not part of the give and take and ups and downs of normal social interaction. It's not something a DHB will do on purpose, whereas saying unpleasant things could even be an obligation sometimes.
Loki:
--- Quote from: Nepiophage on 12 Jun 2013, 11:19 ---I meant no offence but, though jokingly put, I had a serious point here. There are legitimate reasons for killing animals --as food, in competition for food (viz. agricultural pests), personal safety (dangerous spiders, disease carrying insects, if attacked by a bear etc.) etc. Irrational fear, or, worse, just not liking them, is not a good enough reason. Spiders are just as alive as robins or baby seals and deserve the same respect.
--- End quote ---
...and I will make an attempt to not kill spiders even though I have mild arachnophobia.
Bloodsuckers of any kind are fair game, though.
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