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No, I don’t believe the popular opinion is inherently the right one.
I’m not making appeals to popular opinion, my initial, and only, stance is that “free speech” is not the same as “consequence-free speech.”
No, I don’t believe the popular opinion is inherently the right one.
I’m not making appeals to popular opinion, my initial, and only, stance is that “free speech” is not the same as “consequence-free speech.”
I don’t know…
My list goes:
Their toilet paper
I might criticize Putin
I might criticize the government
1 “Wife’s entree”
3 “Meatballs Order”
“how the hell do you know what I want?”
That’s an inherently aggressive statement.
It’s fine, but no reasonable person would think much differently.
Also, generalizing me with “you all” is a defensive catch-all to be dismissive of my point without actually making a stand for your own values.
It’s just a you-and-me conversation right now
Read: “contextually” and “sounds more like”
If you don’t like how you’re being called out then you should be introspective into why a generic statement made you so upset.
It’s not gaslighting when there’s a straight line of evidence.
To the wider world it looks like this: “Why do people think I don’t like dogs?! Just because I said I don’t like that you can’t kick dogs without getting a ticket nowadays! I didn’t kick any, I’m just saying!”
Define “free speech,” because contextually what you want sounds more like “speech without consequence” which is not the same thing, but rather a veil of plausible deniability in which to hide in, while being hateful.
I don’t like this… On the other hand, I don’t fully hate it, because even though it’s scummy corporate advertising, they are helping to fund a school.
And maybe being okay with this even remotely is part of the problem.
I was gonna say “trusty?” But in all honesty I’d much rather trust digital pirates than corporations.
And also smells like unchanged diaper shit
They’ll jail him aaaaaaaaaany day now
I didn’t disagree, I pointed out that you’re approaching this with contempt rather than empathy.
You’re right, but you’re not showing the world you’re right, you’re just showing the world you’re mean.
Cigarettes, Alcohol, Gambling, Porn, Birdwatching, Hiking, Video Games, Blogging, Youtubing, Racing…
Absolutely all of these things can be enjoyed, abused, and everything in between. All of them can lead to problems and/or can be part of a fulfilling and happy life.
You are approaching this with “She’s sick and she did this, disgusting” rather than “she’s sick and this is a symptom of that, what a shame”
Unless you are this harsh to people who have problems with the other things I mentioned and more, then you should evaluate why this specifically bothers you, it may speak to a preconception you have from a place of privilege.
Honestly it would have been fine if she tried using anything other than chunky peanut butter as lube, we all know poodles are chompers, not lickers
You’re spot on, I no longer deal with said “veil of plausible deniability”
This is 100% how I approach all sorts of relationships in my life, not just romantic. That’s called direct and open communication.
I will straight up ask (politely) that someone clarify what their explicit stance is, if they refuse or try to play coy about it I simply let them know I don’t know where they stand and I don’t know what they want.
I’ve done this with bosses, siblings, my son, and my partner. I have grown to respect people much more because I understand them better and have also cut out some toxicity from my life that I didn’t know was eating away at my happiness.
Yeah, I realized my goof after I commented
Hold my Duolingo owl, I’m gonna look up Finnish that sounds awesome
Spanish speaker here. For as chaotic and wild as English is, I’ve always appreciated that it has no gendered nouns. Why are chairs female? Makes no sense
Yes, but also keep your guard up and trust your instincts. It sucks, but life is messy.
I was talking with my girlfriend and Tar Shampoo came up, and I said “I don’t even know exactly what that is used for other than dramatically killing off a horse” and she hung up on me.