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WCDT Strips 3941-3945 (18-22 February 2019)
chris73:
I get my asking someones ethnicity as a lead in to a come on is considered bad form but why is asking someones ethnicity or where they're from in general considered bad?
BenRG:
--- Quote from: chris73 on 22 Feb 2019, 02:58 ---I get my asking someones ethnicity as a lead in to a come on is considered bad form but why is asking someones ethnicity or where they're from in general considered bad?
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This has been discussed at length over the last two weeks (ever since Peter, IMO, came out as a xenophile[1]) but, basically, it boils down to sounding as if you are saying: "I intend to judge and categorise you on the basis of your ethnicity." It can be and, in most cases, probably is just innocent curiosity motivated by the deeply rooted instinctive response to people who look and/or behaviour differently from our close family and general community. However, it has also been a lead in to attempting to somehow justify the exclusion of the person who is being asked the question, so a lot of people react negatively to the question.
When something upsets a lot of people, even if you cannot understand why, it's best simply not to do it.
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[1] Xenophile - Someone attracted to those who strongly present as another ethnicity
War Sparrow:
--- Quote from: Eternal_Newbie on 22 Feb 2019, 02:34 ---Another misuse that drives me batty is all those asshat let's players on Youtube going "Oooh look how OCD I am! I bothered to do something properly instead of half-arsing it."
And autistic, aspergers & the various staggeringly insulting veriations on it definitely have become an insult of choice, not just on the playground.
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I've tended to notice in Real Life (TM) people who claim to be autistic ( and then complain about football playing, cheerleading "normies", even though Canadian universities are not idealized American high schools), for shitposting purposes. It's an irritating trend, and it leads to people not taking actual autistic people seriously.
Poor Kevin; watching people have heartfelt talks in a bank line sounds stressful as all get-out.
Drunken Old Man:
--- Quote from: Eternal_Newbie on 22 Feb 2019, 02:34 ---Another misuse that drives me batty is all those asshat let's players on Youtube going "Oooh look how OCD I am! I bothered to do something properly instead of half-arsing it."
And autistic, aspergers & the various staggeringly insulting veriations on it definitely have become an insult of choice, not just on the playground.
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Oh God, the "I'm so OCD" thing. Actual real OCD can be devastating, to the point of physical injury in extreme cases. It's not...or shouldn't be...code for "holy shit, I took something seriously today."
mattcoz:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 22 Feb 2019, 03:13 ---When something upsets a lot of people, even if you cannot understand why, it's best simply not to do it.
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So, basically, never do anything.
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