[QuickTidal]

Illuyankas, on 09 May 2012 - 05:56 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 09 May 2012 - 04:22 PM, said:

PC is a thing of unspeakable evil - in 2 generations we shall either be scorned for our foolishness or praised as the progenitors of the benign blandness that replaces all art, life, entertainment, and personal interaction. There will come a time when it becomes illegal to possess or express an opinion other than accepting & welcoming any thing that arises, without regard for personal beliefs (which will be illegal as well).

So cheerful

How about focusing on aspects of someone that are purposefully chosen and not involuntarily received at birth, instead of complaining that you can't be racist, sexist or shitty towards disabled people any more?

For example! (and also why I came to this thread)

A dude of Pakistani descent on the BBC news defends a bunch of other Pakistani men drugging and raping English girls of 13 and above being caught and imprisoned by stating that his daughters would be home by 7 regardless and 'it takes two to tango'.

Reasonable, PC opinion: He's a victim blaming chucklefuck with reprehensible opinions

The opinions you're advocating being able to return without censure: He's a Paki faggot who wants his shitty religion controlling ARE COUNTRY


Ignore the bullshit and lies the likes of the Daily Mail spews forth about political correctness gawn mad, and get out of that terrible mindset of 'I don't care if this hurts someone else as long as I find it funny' because it's a childishly selfish way to view the world. Ricky Gervais isn't funny regardless of whether he can call a kid with Downs syndrome a mong or not, no matter how many interviews he does defending his right to be an asshole. Stop getting overly paranoid about a feature of modern life designed to help allow gay people and women and minorities and disabled people and more not have shitty prejudice-filled lives, I mean come the fuck on.

I don't think you quite understood his post Illy.

No one is advocating what you seem to be suggesting.

We were talking about idiots who didn't get a joke in the AVENGERS about Thor wishing to distance himself from his murderous brother by claiming him adopted.

Not quite sure what you are on about.

PC opinions are all well and good, I'm simply saying we need to take the good stuff we've learned from PC and stop overdoing it left right and center.

But then society ebbs and flows on viscera so it's not like what anyone says is going to matter in the long run.

[Illuyankas]

Welp, I just read further back and yeah, the post gap between the arguments about sexism being an easy way to make a dude EVIL (which I agree with) and HO's post threw me for a bit. I'll still stand by my post though, you see so many people arguing for the right to be assholes you just get sick of it. Besides, underdoing being PC hurts far more real people than overdoing it, though a balance is to be aimed for.

[HiddenOne]

Mezla PigDog, on 09 May 2012 - 06:50 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 09 May 2012 - 04:22 PM, said:

PC is a thing of unspeakable evil - in 2 generations we shall either be scorned for our foolishness or praised as the progenitors of the benign blandness that replaces all art, life, entertainment, and personal interaction. There will come a time when it becomes illegal to possess or express an opinion other than accepting & welcoming any thing that arises, without regard for personal beliefs (which will be illegal as well).

So cheerful

I was just so confused by Illy's response. I assumed HiddenOne was referring to the Microsoft kind of PC

I was, not sure what Illy's knickers are twisted about...I think all technology should have stopped with the Tandy computer programmable with Basic I had in the 80s. I loved those color changing screens you could program.

[HiddenOne]

Illuyankas, on 09 May 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

Welp, I just read further back and yeah, the post gap between the arguments about sexism being an easy way to make a dude EVIL (which I agree with) and HO's post threw me for a bit. I'll still stand by my post though, you see so many people arguing for the right to be assholes you just get sick of it. Besides, underdoing being PC hurts far more real people than overdoing it, though a balance is to be aimed for.

Illy, I often agree with some things you say, always amusing ofc, but you misunderstand my intent. I don't want especially to hear entertainers use racial/sexual/disabled slurs in particular. I just want the freedom of expression that must exist for that to be able to happen. By all means, let's teach our kids to be fair to those who are different. But we shouldn't have to embrace a culture that forces us all to think the same way, in a manner that has been dictated to us by a higher power of some kind.

Admittedly, I derailed this thread (not my intent, for the thought I expresses was earnest, if not in itself PC) and I will not attempt to carry out this conversation unless its needful and some modgod wants to move us to the discussion forum for neatness' sake.

But know that I don't get my opinions from a website, give me some credit. I just refuse to be told how to think, and therefore act. If one has a sense of ethics, then it should be apparent what is right & wrong. Besides, without the right to be an "asshole" imagine how much less interesting both my posts and yours would seem.

[Gothos]

chat won't let me in!

[Illuyankas]

HiddenOne, on 09 May 2012 - 07:43 PM, said:

Illuyankas, on 09 May 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

Welp, I just read further back and yeah, the post gap between the arguments about sexism being an easy way to make a dude EVIL (which I agree with) and HO's post threw me for a bit. I'll still stand by my post though, you see so many people arguing for the right to be assholes you just get sick of it. Besides, underdoing being PC hurts far more real people than overdoing it, though a balance is to be aimed for.

Illy, I often agree with some things you say, always amusing ofc, but you misunderstand my intent. I don't want especially to hear entertainers use racial/sexual/disabled slurs in particular. I just want the freedom of expression that must exist for that to be able to happen. By all means, let's teach our kids to be fair to those who are different. But we shouldn't have to embrace a culture that forces us all to think the same way, in a manner that has been dictated to us by a higher power of some kind.

Admittedly, I derailed this thread (not my intent, for the thought I expresses was earnest, if not in itself PC) and I will not attempt to carry out this conversation unless its needful and some modgod wants to move us to the discussion forum for neatness' sake.

But know that I don't get my opinions from a website, give me some credit. I just refuse to be told how to think, and therefore act. If one has a sense of ethics, then it should be apparent what is right & wrong. Besides, without the right to be an "asshole" imagine how much less interesting both my posts and yours would seem.

While I don't think it'll become as bad as you think, I appreciate your post here. Though to be fair, most of my assholery is towards voluntary facets of a person's identity. You don't choose to be gay, but you do choose to be a brony, and so on.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Leaving my final exam an hour early. 200 pts. Left 30 on the table. Probably missed another 60 on the outside. I have no idea what to feel right now.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Final exam emotions: Yay! Murdermurdermurdermurdermudermurder
Yay!

[Macros]

Illy, one could argue that bronies are born with an insatiable desire for cartoon ponies

[Mezla PigDog]

Adjutant Stormy, on 09 May 2012 - 08:40 PM, said:

Leaving my final exam an hour early. 200 pts. Left 30 on the table. Probably missed another 60 on the outside. I have no idea what to feel right now.

Be glad you have finished and leave the worrying for another day. The effort is done now so all you have to do is consider options and draw up a battle plan for the likely outcomes. Stuff like exam results are so stressful but in the longer term, once the decisions are made with the options you have gained from the results you get, they will be a distant memory! Just keep on trucking and make the most of opportunities open to you. Even if you have totally fucked up, it doesn't change that you have to work through your options and make the most of them. Cold hard logic rules in situations like this!!

[worry]

I recommend constant maximum worry over everything, even that over which you have no control.

[Ain't_It_Just_]

Went to uni to do work, ended up at the bar.

Ah jeez. Imma pay for this.

[Lusipher]

A few things...the Flyers' hockey season is over, I'm still kinda bummed out that MCA passed away and I'm disgusted with the same sex marriage decision in North Carolina.

[Wanderer]

Constant employment rejection.

I'm in the same boat I was in this time last year and that didn't end well.

**Shakes fist at the world**

[Shiara]

Negative thoughts whirling round and round my head and I can't seem to escape them.

[Tapper]

Ain, on 10 May 2012 - 09:04 AM, said:

Went to uni to do work, ended up at the bar.

Ah jeez. Imma pay for this.

You're starting to learn the ropes of uni life, young padawan.

[Centzon Totochtin]

Shiara, on 10 May 2012 - 11:07 AM, said:

Negative thoughts whirling round and round my head and I can't seem to escape them.

tea and chocolate and an early night!

And a movie night of silliness on the weekend!

[Wanderer]

Went to have a shower.

Boiler is broke.

Shower was ice cold.

Disgruntled.

[QuickTidal]

This month has been absolute ASS for all the things that have come up cost-wise.

It's like someone decided EVERYTHING was due right this fucking second.

Fuck.

[MTS]

Trying not to get angry or take it personally when everything nice I try to do for someone ends up either being completely ignored or thrown back in my face.