A lack of people true to themselves?

When someone interprets as derogatory almost anything that is said about him (or about groups with whom he identifies) we conclude that he has inferiority feelings or low self-esteem. This tendency is pronounced among minority rights advocates, whether or not they belong to the minority groups whose rights they defend. They are hypersensitive about the words used to designate minorities. The terms "negro," "oriental," "handicapped" or "chick" for an African, an Asian, a disabled person or a woman originally had no derogatory connotation. "Broad" and "chick" were merely the feminine equivalents of "guy," "dude" or "fellow." The negative connotations have been attached to these terms by the activists themselves. Some animal rights advocates have gone so far as to reject the word "pet" and insist on its replacement by "animal companion." Leftist anthropologists go to great lengths to avoid saying anything about primitive peoples that could conceivably be interpreted as negative. They want to replace the word "primitive" by "nonliterate." They seem almost paranoid about anything that might suggest that any primitive culture is inferior to our own. (We do not mean to imply that primitive cultures ARE inferior to ours. We merely point out the hypersensitivity of leftish anthropologists.)

Anyway, this is becoming the majority. People are AFRAID to be themselves because they will offend those with abive mentioned problems. In the end this will be used by those of power to make laws and control us for more profit. (It already is... look at Germany, U.S. politics, etc)

 

at first i thought it was Brook. But yeah pewdiepie always right he may be a funny guy but when it comes to serious matter his really serious. He said that live your own life be the person who you are don’t regret it.

 

And pewdepie is a great example of what I said. Look at the countless times he gets pulled into the media for being a “racist”

 

And ATA’s audience is primarily what I described. So despite words being used in an actual, non insulting way I suspect I just ruined your thread and it will be locked/removed. Sorry.

 

I don't see a reason why they would. There's no fights here, just possibly some controversial opinions. I think if we can hold a conversation without elevating it into a fight, the thread wouldn't be locked.

So afraid not, I think we should be fine.

 

The terms "negro," "oriental," "handicapped" or "chick" for an African, an Asian, a disabled person or a woman originally had no derogatory connotation. "Broad" and "chick" were merely the feminine equivalents of "guy," "dude" or "fellow."[/quote]

I understand where you are coming from, sometimes people take things easy to personally, the whole guy/chick thing is just silly to get upset at.

But people have a right to get pissed if you are calling them something that has been used as a racial slur, where or not those words had derogatory connotations to begin with. 'Negro' has a long history as being used by slavers/white supremacists as a way of dehumanising black people. You have the right to chose to call someone it, just as they have the right to be pissed at you for calling them it.

The whole Oriental thing is similar, if you take as just a word then it's just people using a word that is grammatically incorrect, like when people use scotch to describe a Scottish person when that word is intended to be used on objects. But where as Scottish people have faced minor racism thought history, east-Asians (and Asian people on the whole) have long history of dehumanisation by the West.

If people have no good reason why they don't want you to use the word then fine, piss them off all you want. But if there is a genuine reason why it hurts them then you are just being an arsehole.

 

Sometimes people don’t realize that they have done anything wrong until they see the effects that their words or actions have had on others.... or that they misinterpreted a situation from the beginning and went with what they thought was the popular view, only to find out they stand alone. Then, when they finally come to the realization that maybe they weren’t seeing things as clearly as they originally thought, they correct themselves.

As long as it’s genuine, I have no problem with an apology for the sake of fixing what you chose to break in the first place. Whether you chose to break things out of ignorance, or intentionally, the result can be the same. Once you are confronted about it, you have a choice to make, plain and simple. You can acknowledge the mistake, and take responsibility for it, or you can ignore it as if no wrong was done and it doesn’t matter. I will tell you though, making a mistake does not always define character, but sometimes how you choose to go about fixing your mistakes, does.

Don’t sacrifice authenticity for the sake of pleasing others... but do try to be respectful of others when they deserve respect.

 

^ that part

 

Depends tbh, like I agree with the whole expressing yourself more. But then again, if you have an opinion about something and you're being rude about it, keep that shii to yourself.

 

I hold many "unpopular" opinions and I'm not afraid to express them.

I am not seeking anyone's approval. I have enough friends, idc what society thinks about me. We're leading the way to the future. #TeamBlankenship

 

You nerds are mad boring. You all need income producing hobbies at minimum.

 

I agree completely.

 

Confrom 2 socety r b shuned mai child become 1 with ze hive bruh

 

Sometimes people can't handle putting up a good debate and holding up on what they believe in, they decide to jump on the bandwagon and bam, easy way out.

I salute those who fight for their own decision/opinion about a certain topic or discussion. Standing firm against the schemes of people who disagree.

Don't let yourself be swayed by someone's own opinion.

 

I don't understand this idea that being argumentative is superior to keeping your opinions to yourself. I argue because I like to tbh but some ppl don't and it's almost always futile because people don't usually change their opinions during arguments. If someone doesn't usually voice their opinion it doesn't automatically mean they're 'joining the bandwagon.'

 

It's not just about being argumentative, it's about what most people prefer to believe in. And if one person out of that group disagree, that kicks in. As what the topic is all about, this is basically about those people who folds and just don't wanna stand up for their own opinion.

 

It's okay to have opinions.
It's not okay to impose them on everyone.
It's not okay to attack other person for their opinion in order to defend yours.
It's not okay to be disrespectful or rude in the name of freedom of speech.
And it's always better not to argue about opinions with people who are closed to your reasoning. Hardly anyone ever changes their beliefs and opinion because someone (on the internet particularly) told them to.

 

My problem with people who take offense to these types of things is that they are almost never the groups who the subject, word or whatever, was even about. It’s almost always a (white) and well off person who is the exact definition of privileged.

I remember in school, I was taught to call all black people african americans. I am not african, and never have been. You know who was pushing this idea? It was the people who deep down truly believed that black people weren’t as good so they felt the need to protect them, police what people called them, and even force gifts upon them. They truly meant well, as most people do, but they were wrong. I am a black american, but I was told that was racist. And now what do we call “them”? Just black. And it’s better that way. Black people were NEVER offended by being called black, is was always the rich white people who deep down saw us as inferior. And in some way racism towards black people is greatly diminished, dare I saw gone in some parts of the world. 99% of people were getting “in trouble” for slipping and saying “political incorrect” things by some 1% of people who felt the need to control. It’s great that it’s mostly over in that aspect, but that same logic is everwhere where racism and other forms of hate has not yet gone or been diminished.

When I use “politically incorrect” terms I accept every right I may be wrong, and that I may hurt somebody (as with anything I say). However, if I hurt the person who is actually relevant, I will see the error in what I said. When I call a girl a beautiful woman a broad in a playful manner and the only person who is offended is the ugly woman who isn’t being talked to, or the privileged white guy who saw, I will not stop saying it. People want to control you under the disguise of being morally righteous and it’s sick and sets us back so many years.

 

Most people don't even know what they truly want, so how could you expect them to express themselves genuinely if they are unsure of who they are?
I didn't read the OP because I'm too busy, but I'll answer in full later.