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WCDT 2912 to 2916 (9-13 March 2015)
ysth:
Unexpected end of arc.
jwilliams:
--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 10 Mar 2015, 15:31 ---
--- Quote from: plusorminus on 10 Mar 2015, 14:34 ---{snipped}
If you don't agree, that's fine, but it's not really your place to tell me or anyone else that pointing out something that twigs as a personality trait "doesn't communicate anything."
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Did you really just tell a black man where his place was?
For serious? (But he didn't know you were black! Yeah, I know. But A: still happened. B: it's a crappy thing to say no matter who you say it to, unless there is actually a place and someone doesn't own it. Like say a moderator's position.)
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RF - Serious, albeit off topic question on language. I've often heard (and used) expressions like, "Hey, it's not my place to say if they should be doing X." Or many variations on that theme. To me, that sort of expression is pretty neutral, as opposed to the (clearly offensive) language of saying, "He needs to know his place," or, "I'm going to put her in her place." I take it that you don't hear a difference between the different contexts?
I'm genuinely curious, given that the use of specific language is crucial in my profession, and I honestly hope not to offend a significant number of people with an expression (e.g. It's not my/your/his place to say...) I've always heard in a neutral way.
ReindeerFlotilla:
--- Quote from: jwilliams on 10 Mar 2015, 18:50 ---
--- Quote from: ReindeerFlotilla on 10 Mar 2015, 15:31 ---
--- Quote from: plusorminus on 10 Mar 2015, 14:34 ---{snipped}
If you don't agree, that's fine, but it's not really your place to tell me or anyone else that pointing out something that twigs as a personality trait "doesn't communicate anything."
--- End quote ---
Did you really just tell a black man where his place was?
For serious? (But he didn't know you were black! Yeah, I know. But A: still happened. B: it's a crappy thing to say no matter who you say it to, unless there is actually a place and someone doesn't own it. Like say a moderator's position.)
{snipped}
--- End quote ---
RF - Serious, albeit off topic question on language. I've often heard (and used) expressions like, "Hey, it's not my place to say if they should be doing X." Or many variations on that theme. To me, that sort of expression is pretty neutral, as opposed to the (clearly offensive) language of saying, "He needs to know his place," or, "I'm going to put her in her place." I take it that you don't hear a difference between the different contexts?
I'm genuinely curious, given that the use of specific language is crucial in my profession, and I honestly hope not to offend a significant number of people with an expression (e.g. It's not my/your/his place to say...) I've always heard in a neutral way.
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Hyperbole.
TRVA123:
I don't really get Dora/Tai as a couple. idk. I don't dislike it, I just don't really get the appeal for either of them.
I do think that Tai is immature. I don't remember how old Tai is in relation to the cast, but she acts much younger. I mean, she is still in that "college" mindset, and in the context of college her behavior makes sense. Idk, I do find her childish and some of her behavior is grating, but I don't think she is a bad person or anything. She just has a lot of living to do.
I kind of see a parent/child dynamic between Dora and Tai. Dora acts maternal to everyone (which doesn't exactly help her control issues) and Tai acts childish. The dynamic creeps me out.
sitnspin:
--- Quote from: plusorminus on 10 Mar 2015, 14:34 ---{snipped}
If you don't agree, that's fine, but it's not really your place to tell me or anyone else that pointing out something that twigs as a personality trait "doesn't communicate anything."
--- End quote ---
Whether or not something gets communicated clearly ( or at all) is entirely up to the listener, not the speaker. It is not the speaker's place to decide if they communicated successfully.
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