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"I recently came across a few sites with the same message; so-called ‘name calling’ is just as bad as using racial slurs. Labeling the anti-UFOists, skeptics and or debunkers as any of the following: skeptoid, skepti-bunkie, Skepti-bunkie, New Thug, etc. is on the same level as being called any of the heinous names for an ethnic, cultural or racial group."
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Originally posted by October
"I recently came across a few sites with the same message; so-called ‘name calling’ is just as bad as using racial slurs. Labeling the anti-UFOists, skeptics and or debunkers as any of the following: skeptoid, skepti-bunkie, Skepti-bunkie, New Thug, etc. is on the same level as being called any of the heinous names for an ethnic, cultural or racial group."
Originally posted by October
Oh Valhall,
I am not in the habit of calling anybody a name and your post there seems to be directed at me for some reason. I am merely bringing to the forefront an article that was of interest to me and i thought i would share it with everybody else. Like i said in my post i had not even heard of any of the names mentioned and i didn't set up this post to insult anybody. I have been called a number of things in my life so i know how hurtful and degrading it is so please don't make my post a personal attack on me thank you.
Originally posted by thelibra
Originally posted by October
"I recently came across a few sites with the same message; so-called ‘name calling’ is just as bad as using racial slurs. Labeling the anti-UFOists, skeptics and or debunkers as any of the following: skeptoid, skepti-bunkie, Skepti-bunkie, New Thug, etc. is on the same level as being called any of the heinous names for an ethnic, cultural or racial group."
Isn't it nice of the author to tell us what names we're supposed to be offended by?
And I had no idea that being called a skeptoid was as offensive as calling a black person the n-bomb, or a woman the c-bomb, etc... Who knew? Does this mean I can now file harassment charges if someone in the office tells me they talk to aliens, I ask for proof, and they call me a skeptoid? That'd be sweet cause I could really use the money!
(/sarcasm)
Good find, October. I personally wear the skeptic badge with pride, because it is the duty of people with an ounce of education, rational thought, and logic skills, to request some form of evidence or proof when it comes to unconventional claims. It doesn't make me any less open-minded, it just makes me less naive to the mountains of bullsh-t we're surrounded by on a constant basis.
If someone says "I am in communication with the Illuminated Light Beings of Alpha Centauri who are representatives of the Galactic Council of Reptillian Atlantoids from the Crab Nebula", then I will be inclined to say "Really? Got any proof or evidence?" If they respond by calling me a "Skeptoid" I will wear that name like a badge of honor.
Originally posted by CallMeBlu
A skeptie-bunkie who admits that only unconventional clams should be questioned. It's about time.