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originally posted by: Revolution9
Sadism is mainly a sexual term it seems.
a person who gets pleasure from hurting another person
"sadist" in American English
a person who gets pleasure, sometimes sexual, by being cruel to or hurting another person
"sadist" in British English
originally posted by: Woodcarver
a reply to: Profusion
Nobody has insinuated that it is by design. However, you brought up the term evil and insisted it be used. To me, evil is a religious word referring to some supernatural force. I don't believe in that stuff so i don't use the word often. I would save that term for people who murder and are irredeemable. Just because someone enjoys a little rough consentual sex, doesn't put them in league with the night stalker or the ramirez brothers although they are certainly sadists.
And internet trolls certainly are not evil. I would not lower that bar to include trash talkers and people who frustrate you. You would have to call most normal people evil if that were the case. The meanest trolls on this site are all highly and wierdly religious.
If i may ask, what promoted this line of thinking?
originally posted by: Woodcarver
a reply to: Profusion
Yes. Sadists exist. That is why we have a word to describe them when we see them. Do you think those professors were evil like the Ramirez brothers?
originally posted by: TarzanBeta
a reply to: Revolution9
Jesus and MLK didn't want to suffer - they simply understood that it was necessary. Seriously.
originally posted by: TarzanBeta
a reply to: Profusion
Yes - if someone derives pleasure from causing pain, that is evil.
I can't believe people are trying to actually twist a way out of a very simple, obvious fact.
originally posted by: Profusion
originally posted by: TarzanBeta
a reply to: Profusion
Yes - if someone derives pleasure from causing pain, that is evil.
I can't believe people are trying to actually twist a way out of a very simple, obvious fact.
I'm not surprised at all. BDSM is very widespread. People don't want to think of themselves or their family and friends as being evil, so they twist the meaning of evil to exclude themselves.
It's all par for the course at the giant nuthouse called Earth.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
a reply to: Profusion
I think you are bundling everything you don't like and calling it evil. Which is what most religious people do. How many people could judge you by these same standards and call you evil? Have you scolded anyone in your life? Have you argued with anyone? Have you ever written a mean post or called someone a name? By your own standards you are included in this evil demographic.
Which is why i reserve that word for truly heinous people. Not just people donig normal mean stuff.