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derogatory or even marginally derogatory terms like 'sheeple' are not hateful terms (like honky or nigga or spik or nip...)
Originally posted by OzWeatherman
reply to post by Vanitas
I dont think its the words so much themselves, its more the context they are used in.
Originally posted by Vanitas
"Sheeple", of course, has no such value.
Which is why I don't think it should be tolerated in discussions, however heated.
Originally posted by Vanitas
Nobody agrees?
Nobody disagrees?
[edit on 4-6-2008 by Vanitas]