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The Fox Is Back In Town!
Oh hey, I'm an ancom, too!
Unpopular opinions?
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Eremurus
seeker of knowledge
Comrade! How goes it?
Kit H. Ruppell
Exterminieren! Exterminieren!
The "I don't understand physical attractiveness" crowd mostly consists of people who have destroyed theirs.
1) syndicalism is the path to truly empower the worker
(Lookin at you ancoms XP)
2) cancel culture still isn’t a thing it’s simply the consequences of ones actions trying to get repackaged for sympathy and to try and have their shittiness get swept under a rug.
(Lookin at you ancoms XP)
2) cancel culture still isn’t a thing it’s simply the consequences of ones actions trying to get repackaged for sympathy and to try and have their shittiness get swept under a rug.
zandelux
AKA Kardek
There's nothing ethically wrong with cannibalism as long as the eaten consents to it. There are prion diseases out there, so it's still not a good idea. But nothing wrong with a bite of human.
I'm donating my body to science, but I hope they can get some meat off my corpse first and cook it up for someone who wants to try it.
I'm donating my body to science, but I hope they can get some meat off my corpse first and cook it up for someone who wants to try it.
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I respect this opinion simply because it's actually an incredibly unpopular and controversial one and not a post farming for likes
This is solid bravery right here.
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TemetNosce88
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Whoa, there, buddy, that opinion seems a little too popular for this thread!
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Most racial minorities shouldn't be called "minorities" because their demographics technically make up the majority of the worlds population or at least a larger portion than groups we associate as the "majorities".
Just seems inaccurate
Just seems inaccurate
Attaman
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It's one of those things that is a bit convoluted because there's different uses for the terms. Sort of like how "racism" has both a "laymans" use of the term (biases against those of one or more 'races') and "academic" (conscious and unconscious behaviors, memes, and so-on by a society's majority population against its minorities), minorities both to "those who are not of a majority demographic / sample size [in general]" and "those who are not of a majority demographic [in specific contexts / sample sizes]".
Also, for obligatory unpopular opinion: I'm not a fan of tea. Or coffee. And it's called soda, not pop or coke.
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Yeah, wasn't trying to imply anything mean. Just came across my mind as something that confused me a bit. Fair point.
Also, we can't be friends because you don't like coffee. That's simply unacceptable with my morals and values. Coffee is a huge part of my life, and while I respect your opinion, I can't say I would want to spend time with someone who doesn't like that sweet delicious bean juice
Attaman
"Welcome to FurAffinity Forums, gentlemen."
Apologies if there was any aggression in my reply in kind. I was mostly just trying to clarify, well, there's a lot of discussions that tend to quickly turn into people talking past each other because in their day-to-day experiences they're use to one use of the term, and the person they're talking with is another.
For a less political / economic example, see rock. You would not believe how heated some discussions can get when a person off-handedly refers to something as rock and another person quite strongly disagrees.
Coffee's far too bitter and should not require that much cream or sugar to be palatable. At the same time, those drinks that are only 5-10% coffee per volume should not be called coffee because at that point the drink is in some cases more milk, whipped cream, or other substances than coffee.
Admittedly I'm lucky in that I can wake up and be good to go about ten minutes in. I have got many a glare of death from coworkers over the years with a passionate "Goooooood morning!" at 6:02am delivered with upright posture and the pep of somebody normally not seen until after noon.
War Of The Lions is an ass port/re-release.
Attaman
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Don't blame me, blame Square-Enix. Or God.
Luso is not an inferior Ramza clone. Luso is not an inferior Ramza clone. Poach is a good and useful ability that is surprisingly helpful and everyone loves his personality. oh god he is an inferior ramza clone
AceQuorthon
International Man of Mystery
Anyone with any kind of sense of quality agrees with this
I will bite onto this opinion.
to start, many times complaints of "demanded respect" are when looked over requests another has made.
There are things that should be a no question of respecting regardless and to purposely not respect those things like mmm personal space as one example or respecting lack of consent as another or someones identity that they have informed and expressed, etc etc makes someone in fact a terrible person.
Glossolalia
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I think part of the problem with the concept of "respect" is that the word means more than one thing, but people don't usually specify which meaning they're using. In some contexts it means admiration, or fully embracing and valuing something ("my teacher is such as hardworking and selfless person, I really respect that about him"). In other contexts, it basically just means acknowledging someone as a human being with their own feelings and rights (the absence of disrespect). I think when people "demand" respect from others, they're usually talking about the second kind, but people get huffy because they assume they mean the first kind.
Punji
Daedric Prince of Secrets
I expected exactly this response. Well, almost. Not respecting a lack of consent is a pretty not-good-person thing to do. I meant more along the lines of social concepts or political ideas rather than physical interactions.
But I don't agree with the second sentiments. If a person identifies as some sexuality or as "otherkin" or even mundane things like being "born in the wrong generation" or that only [group X] can do [thing Y] or whatever, this is totally fine. But no one has to respect that and no one is a "terrible" person because of it.
Bad people force ideas on to others, rejecting an idea does not make a person less than the one presenting it.
If someone goes around telling everyone "I'm vegan" when no one asked, for example. It doesn't make a person worth less to say "that's dumb" or "I don't care," nor would it make them a bad person if they hosted a public barbecue and knowingly didn't include any vegan options. Alternatively this could also be not respecting social authority.
Apply this sentiment to whatever it is one wants.
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Yeah not really like with the identity thing it is refer to someone as they are, if that is she/her he/him they/them xe/xir fae/faer, etc etc if you purposely decide not to because you feel its 'forcing' respect then that'd make you a shit heel of a person.
Not saying they have to 'respect' the identity but to willfully disregard and purposely refer to them as the wrong identity would make you a worse person for it.
Like names anyone who still tried to refer to me by my deadname and therefore didnt respect me regardless of familial or past bonds we had I cut them out of my life because to me theyre bad people.
Simple as that not saying "you can't do that" saying sure you can but you are terrible for doing so willingly.
Yeah not really like with the identity thing it is refer to someone as they are, if that is she/her he/him they/them xe/xir fae/faer, etc etc if you purposely decide not to because you feel its 'forcing' respect then that'd make you a shit heel of a person.
Not saying they have to 'respect' the identity but to willfully disregard and purposely refer to them as the wrong identity would make you a worse person for it.
Like names anyone who still tried to refer to me by my deadname and therefore didnt respect me regardless of familial or past bonds we had I cut them out of my life because to me theyre bad people.
Simple as that not saying "you can't do that" saying sure you can but you are terrible for doing so willingly.
Punji
Daedric Prince of Secrets
I like to think a person is more than a sexuality and that the person matters more than a pronoun. Referring to the "default" doesn't make someone a bad person. For example, I don't ever plan on having children, actively wanting the opposite for a few reasons. But my mother and grandparents always say things like "oh you will" or "just wait 'till you get married" when I tell them so. They're not respecting my desire to avoid bearing offspring, and occasionally they ask me why I don't ever bring a girl home or how long until I have kids, but this doesn't make them bad people. They just can't see it from another perspective.
If someone identifies as gay or trans or whatever and someone says "oh [person] is just confused" or some such thing, they're not a bad person for not accepting the idea at face value. If anything I'd say it's worse to say "either accept [quality or belief] or you're a shitty person" than it would be to just not believe someone when they identify as something different or state some belief the other person doesn't share.
If they're being an asshole about it sure, that's different, but misguidedness or misunderstanding something and not taking it seriously isn't a big deal.
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Respecting someones identity is reasonable if they want someone to acknowledge who someone see themselves as and decide to address them that way out of curtesy as a fellow human being.
If by respecting someone's identity you mean wanting someone to frequently spend time validating it with lots of attention and praise, then I see no reason them to be called a bad person if they believe that's asking too much of them.
If by respecting someone's identity you mean wanting someone to frequently spend time validating it with lots of attention and praise, then I see no reason them to be called a bad person if they believe that's asking too much of them.
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@Punji
okay with identity
(looks around ready for staff to come down and censor me)
Lemme ask you do you believe society should respect it when it comes to public restrooms?
Should it be respected legislatively and say, in a certain country that is still wrapping up an election at this moment, be provided the same equal rights as their fellow countryfolk as they currently exist outside of being afforded such due to the wording on some old ass parchment.
Should this identity be respected or does denying this respect to that identity not make those who advocate and support that lack of respect to such a group worse people for that position?
This is big picture I know
as for refering to someone I will repeat it one last time because it isnt a matter of opinion. to misgender misidentify etc someone willfully knowing that it is or may be important to that someone does in fact make them a bad person.
okay with identity
(looks around ready for staff to come down and censor me)
Lemme ask you do you believe society should respect it when it comes to public restrooms?
Should it be respected legislatively and say, in a certain country that is still wrapping up an election at this moment, be provided the same equal rights as their fellow countryfolk as they currently exist outside of being afforded such due to the wording on some old ass parchment.
Should this identity be respected or does denying this respect to that identity not make those who advocate and support that lack of respect to such a group worse people for that position?
This is big picture I know
as for refering to someone I will repeat it one last time because it isnt a matter of opinion. to misgender misidentify etc someone willfully knowing that it is or may be important to that someone does in fact make them a bad person.
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