Everybody wang chung tonight!

I am going to have to agree with Woodzy's last point. Definitely ugly people.

Cameron wrote:

thenose_knows wrote: I'm sure I'll catch shit for this, but when you grow up around people who jump at any chance to get offended, you tend to get pretty bitter. My problem with this line of thinking is that usually when someone claims that someone else is "jumping at any chance to get offended", it's not that they're "jumping" to be offended, they ARE offended. I don't mean to sound presumptuous, but I've met so many people who whine and complain about how they shouldn't have to take responsibility and deal with the consequences of saying something that could offend someone else.

That's the key with both types of people. Nobody wants to take responsibility for their shithead behavior. There are people who go around saying dumbfuck things without thinking and there are also people who get "offended" by things they really are not offended by at all. Believe it or not you could make a living by being a loudmouth who gets "offended" by almost everything. Those types are pure scum and they capitalize on out overly obsessed with being politically correct culture. The other type is just lazy and could use some education on basic human social interactions.

thenose_knows wrote:

Am I really supposed to defy my instinct of uncomfortability just to protect everyone's feelings?

Cameron wrote:

Actually, yes.

Are you fucking kidding me? That's bullshit. If someone makes me feel uncomfortable, I reserve the right to tell them they are doing so, or to show my contempt, disgust, etc.

That way of thinking is exactly why everything has to be so PC nowadays and our society can't focus on real problems, like what to do about starving or homeless people.

That's a real slippery slope argument and just sad that we have reached that point in modern times.

"Muslim radicals are making me uncomfortable with their Islamic State and wanton murdering of non-believers, better just play it cool and let them behead everybody!"

See how easily that gets used against you? Stupid argument.

thenose_knows wrote:

THAT is what's bullshit: you have to live in fear of offending people just because they have a lot of pull in society and are quick to raise hell. I should have at least been able to gasp, for Christ's sake.

Cameron wrote:

Yeah guys, isn't it bullshit that minorities have rights?

I think you are not getting that he is fed up with the PC police hyper offended asshats. Just because there are not many where you live does not mean they are not out there for him to deal with. Maybe you should stop thinking with your feelings and use logic if you want to argue something instead of making a stupid counterpoint that just shows you can't understand the subtext of what he is trying to say. Also, the guy is definitely allowed to gasp if he sees something that shocks his sensibilities.

thenose_knows wrote:

So I hate that I have to be mature about this mound of plastic and silicone standing next to me with their sasquatch hands just because they happen to belong to what's considered an unusual portion of the population. I'm not stigmatizing your choice, you just look fuckin' alien. Not all of them, but every one I've seen, certainly. It's the same reaction I have to seeing a spider. It's an extremely alien form and it's unnerving.

Going to ignore Cam's comments here and point out that this is one of the stupidest statements I have ever read.

Do you have a mature reaction to a spider. or do you run around screaming like a little girl? If you are a child, sure, you don't have to be mature about it. However, if you are an adult then you absolutely have a responsibility to act in a mature way. Perhaps you could have said "Excuse me, dear flight attendant. Your hands resemble those of a Yeti my great grandfather once saw in his travels in the Himalayas many decades ago. Knowing how wise the abominable snowmen of the Himalayas are, I was wondering if you could give me some insight into whether I should invest my savings into Intel or AMD stocks, as you appear to have spent quite a bit in various forms of silicone to hide your differences and blend in with society to perform such a great job serving me on this fine flight today." Just a suggestion for your future interactions.