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originally posted by: ker2010
a reply to: wheresthebody
Im more concerned with the hypocrisy of the left.
originally posted by: wheresthebody
a reply to: Grambler
You seem determined to be offended...
You left/right people are all the same.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: redmage
No.
This is all so much fake outrage calculated to get people who are not politically advantageous removed from the public sphere.
originally posted by: Lumenari
originally posted by: six67seven
The left is uber sensitive (and blind to their hypocrisy) and they control most of what people consume, especially compared to the conservative / "right wing" voice.
So naturally, anyone on the right that steps over the left's sensitivity threshold will get significantly more heat than the person on the left who does it.
It's by design. I appreciate you continually trying to implement some sort of change and common sense by exposing the double standard throughout our society, but (as you know) we don't get to control the narrative and people are ... well, not stupid, just willfully ignorant.
That said, Preach on!
I beg to differ.
The left is not blind to their hypocrisy at all. They KNOW they are hypocrites and not only are they fine with that, they revel in it.
To them it is a form of power... something they can use to get away with whatever they want to in a polite society.
An opinion....
originally posted by: wheresthebody
a reply to: Grambler
Fair enough, sorry for being a jerk.
I'm just so sick of everyone looking for reasons to be offended because of what the right/left did, it's so f%^&ing stupid.
originally posted by: redmage
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: redmage
No.
This is all so much fake outrage calculated to get people who are not politically advantageous removed from the public sphere.
So you think all the outrage over Bee's comment is calculated and fake? There are certainly calls for her to be removed from the public sphere (not referring to the OP).
And some of those same types of people cheered on samantha bee's comment as something great, and she got an award!
originally posted by: Box of Rain
originally posted by: wheresthebody
a reply to: Grambler
You seem determined to be offended...
You left/right people are all the same.
I think his point is that he wasn't offended by Samantha Bee, but rather is making a commentary about the present social-political climate in which OTHER PEOPLE think that what Samantha Bee said is fine, while at the same time they want Roseanne fired.
The problem is either that kind of speech should or should not be tolerated (and Gambler seems to think it SHOULD be tolerated, and neither Bee NOR Roseanne should be fired), but it is hypocritical to base that tolerance on a person's own personal biases for or against Samantha Bee and Roseanne.
I think his point is that he wasn't offended by Samantha Bee, but rather is making a commentary about the present social-political climate in which OTHER PEOPLE think that what Samantha Bee said is fine, while at the same time they want Roseanne fired.
originally posted by: Sookiechacha
a reply to: Grambler
And some of those same types of people cheered on samantha bee's comment as something great, and she got an award!
Her award wasn't for her use of the c-word, it was for her continuing commentary, and by the way, Roseanne has plenty of awards too. Sam B's commentary on Ivanka was spot on, even if the c-word part was offensive. If she had called Ivanka a "feckless dick" we'd be fine. Chalk it up to girls being girls and locker room talk.
originally posted by: Box of Rain
I think if a political commentator (and Samantha Bee's show is political commentary, even if it's in the form of comedy) on TV would have called Hillary Clinton's daughter Chelsea the c-word during the 2016 campaign, that commentator would be labeled as a misogynist and his/her job would be in jeopardy.
originally posted by: blueman12
a reply to: Box of Rain
Still not the same as a white person insulting a black person based on color of skin.
Maybe I'm uninformed, but what is the history of oppression behind the word "c!nt"? I've heard women using it as an insult, like calling someone an a-hole, but never seen someone use it as a reference for dehumanization. You know.. like calling black ppl apes..
originally posted by: blueman12
a reply to: MotherMayEye
I honestly don't see how c!nt ties into rape. I've never gotten the idea of rape when someone said, "c!nt". Just like I don't picture rape if someone calls someone a d!ck or as$hole.
Rape is certainly a problem and there's no doubt that women have been oppressed by men throughput history. However, I i just don't see the connection between that and "c!nt". Maybe I'm wrong, but just my perception.