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WCDT Strips 3281 to 3285 (8-12 August 2016)
brasca:
--- Quote from: Welu on 12 Aug 2016, 13:52 ---
--- Quote from: mad hands murphy on 12 Aug 2016, 08:55 ---By getting over it, and realizing you know and understand exactly what they mean by OCD so getting torqued that it isn't the exactly precise definition is actually just embarassing for you.
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It's pretty bad form to tell someone that being concerned or bothered with how some people choose to regularly belittle their disorder, intentionally or not, is "embarrassing".
--- Quote ---Also - recognizing that they're out running six miles a day while you're sitting on the internet complaining about their trivial word choices.
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I'm not sure how these things are mutually exclusive. Do people who run never complain on the internet? Does a person's exercise habits really change what they are saying and the meaning behind it? You're talking to people on a forum. The, "You're on the internet," argument is a bit flawed.
--- Quote from: brasca on 12 Aug 2016, 11:49 ---
--- Quote from: hedgie on 12 Aug 2016, 09:52 ---Thing is that it's *not* trivial for those of us who actually deal with OCD on a constant basis. I'll certainly joke about it, and I do expect constant shit from my friends[1] about it. But it doesn't help anyone to describe some silliness as an OCD trait. I'll indulge in odd things on a whim[2] and it can be fun. It's still a vast difference between harmless indulgence and a serious anxiety disorder.
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People make exaggerations all the time. When someone compares a busy afternoon to a battlefield are they being insensitive to veterans? Lashing out at people for their benign ignorance doesn't really you do any favors because either they will avoid you because they don't want you to take it the wrong way or they'll resent being scolded like a child and double down.
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"It bothers me when you use the name of a disorder that has a huge impact on the daily life of many people to facetiously describe a part of your personality."
"Stop lashing out and scolding me."
Ignorance might not always be malicious but that does not mean it is not harmful. When someone is then informed of how their actions are having a negative impact and they choose to not listen and continue, that is malicious. Although sometimes people listen and consider how their words and actions affect others and change their behaviour out of thoughtfulness and compassion. So that is a favour someone can possibly do themselves by choosing to mention their concerns.
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If someone is informed of how their actions have a negative impact and choose not to listen that is malicious, but I would suggest not lashing out. When people feel like they are being scolded like children they might avoid the person who takes issue altogether so as never to risk upsetting them again or willfully misuse the terms that offend because they stop caring about hurting people's feelings since they get tired of walking on egg shells.
You spelled behaviour with a u so I'm going to assume you're not from the states, but there is a growing backlash against political correctness here in America and I think it's in large part by how people have gone about correcting others.
Welu:
A person wishing to not have their mental health reduced and basically mocked is not lashing out or scolding. Consider that if a person has reached the point of talking about it, they've probably been quiet about it a lot more often. So by the time they talked about it, they might be blunt to be clear, which I would say has not happened here in the relevant posts. Asking to have feelings considered is not the same as being immediately raging and attacking someone, which is how you're making it sound.
Remember this is intended to be a welcoming forum for many types of people who feel the world around them doesn't have any desire to listen to or understand them based on things about themselves that are out of their control. This forum tries to be more sensitive than the average community. What you might call political correctness, we tend to call basic respect.
hedgie:
Some people need to be corrected. I certainly have been, and likely will as long as I live. People who complain about "political correctness" are generally more thin-skinned than those who they accuse of it. It's called being fucking respectful and doing one's best to understand others. And no, one doesn't get a cookie/biscuit for doing it, it's basic fucking decency.
Kugai:
I wasn't even aware that Barns could fart!
brasca:
--- Quote from: Welu on 12 Aug 2016, 14:55 ---A person wishing to not have their mental health reduced and basically mocked is not lashing out or scolding. Consider that if a person has reached the point of talking about it, they've probably been quiet about it a lot more often. So by the time they talked about it, they might be blunt to be clear, which I would say has not happened here in the relevant posts. Asking to have feelings considered is not the same as being immediately raging and attacking someone, which is how you're making it sound.
Remember this is intended to be a welcoming forum for many types of people who feel the world around them doesn't have any desire to listen to or understand them based on things about themselves that are out of their control. This forum tries to be more sensitive than the average community. What you might call political correctness, we tend to call basic respect.
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Well it's just a suggestion. I've seen too many discussions devolve into name calling and mutual loathing because everyone assumes the other person is ignorant and thin skinned. There are people with actual OCD and there are also people who are very self conscious and don't handle criticism very well. Should their neurosis be so easily dismissed? For the sake of peace it's best to handle these matters in a civil matter.
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