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WCDT: 2741-2745 (07-11 July 2014) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
hedgie:
This is actually highly apropos to a discussion I had at the pub last night. An older guy was outside whilst I was having a fag with a gay woman, and he was a little bit unsure of terminology (particularly the word "gay"). I pointed out that saying "x" person is gay is not a slur if used neutrally, but saying that "that is so gay" is a slur, and shouldn't generally be used. Context and intent mean everything, and not everyone picks up on that easily. The bloke I was talking to wasn't biased, just (self-admittedly) a bit ignorant of what sorts of things were bad to say, and what weren't. And honestly, I prefer to deal with people who admit their ignorance, because they *know* they need to learn things, and are willing to do so. There are several things I'm rather ignorant about, including a lot of trans* issues, but I'm willing to step up and admit it, and learn more, so I'm not such a dumb-fuck.
Neko_Ali:
Ignorance is fine. It means you don't know something and can learn. It's when you know better and still are insulting that it becomes jerkish behavior (to put it lightly).
hedgie:
It's just sometimes nice when they actually will own up to it and are willing to learn.
Loki:
--- Quote from: Gareth on 16 Jul 2014, 07:14 ---I would qualify as What The Fuck Are We Talking About.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alignment_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)
http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Classes
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 16 Jul 2014, 07:57 ---I can agree that it can be taken to a ridiculous degree at times
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The scary thing is that trolls can and do use social justice as sheep's clothing so they can sneak in and wreak their destruction. The first time I read the term "Social Justice Warrior" it was used to describe such trolls.
One of the challenges of moderation is sorting honest passionate people complaining about things that don't make sense to me at first but which I'll understand after I learn about their experience, from people who are there to take over and ruin a conversation.
There are many people here in the first group. They have improved the forum. I think of them as DHBs and not SJWs.
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