TGHusker Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/university-of-florida-halloween-costumes-hotline/2016/10/14/id/753451/ We must be a very weak society - offended by everything because we've made political correctness and identity politics the law of the land. 1 Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 The wussification of America continues! Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 People are just looking for things to be offended by. Link to comment
TGHusker Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 People are just looking for things to be offended by. I'm offended by that generalization! Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 People are just looking for things to be offended by. I'm offended by that generalization! I'm offended you used the term generalization. I'm telling..............then I'm forming a support group and we're going to protest you. Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 People are just looking for things to be offended by. I'm offended by that generalization! I'm offended you used the term generalization. I'm telling..............then I'm forming a support group and we're going to protest you. I'm offended by your protesting. Link to comment
zoogs Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The vast majority of people don't get offended by the Halloween costumes they encounter. This hardly means there aren't any that are insensitive. I'm *sure* you can think of some. Blackface. Nazis. Excessively stereotypical depictions of other races or cultures. I'm sure in each case, some people would be totally fine with it, while others would have some trouble with seeing their own people depicted in that way. Similarly, intent also runs the gamut from innocent to purposeful douchewad. So, what's the answer here? Be outraged at the fact that a University with a diverse student body is offering counseling services for those who need it? Or convincing yourself that a young person bothered -- let's say the Jewish person bothered by idiots dressing as Anne Frank and Hitler, or Asian people exasperated at a white person narrowing up their eyes and going "Ching Chong Ching Chong" -- is weak, a wuss, and worthy of derision rather than support? I know the reactions we have here in the thread are the obvious ones. I just don't really agree with them. Let the people who are fine be fine, and don't pile on those who might have some more difficulty with something. Strength is not "handling" everything you encounter by shutting up about it and pushing it down. Yeah, it's good to not be bothered by things, but it's OK to be able to talk about them to someone if you are. Link to comment
The Dude Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 "regardless of intent" Yep, too bad Carlin wasn't around to slap some sense into these f#*k-wits. Link to comment
NUance Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Yeah, I guess someone could be offended by a costume. And that would be another use for those dozen eggs stashed in the bottom of your candy sack! Link to comment
huKSer Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The only costume I'm offended by is when teachercd wears that naughty nurse outfit Link to comment
Fru Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I can think of many other groups of people that would benefit from counseling services. Link to comment
TGHusker Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 The vast majority of people don't get offended by the Halloween costumes they encounter. This hardly means there aren't any that are insensitive. I'm *sure* you can think of some. Blackface. Nazis. Excessively stereotypical depictions of other races or cultures. I'm sure in each case, some people would be totally fine with it, while others would have some trouble with seeing their own people depicted in that way. Similarly, intent also runs the gamut from innocent to purposeful douchewad. So, what's the answer here? Be outraged at the fact that a University with a diverse student body is offering counseling services for those who need it? Or convincing yourself that a young person bothered -- let's say the Jewish person bothered by idiots dressing as Anne Frank and Hitler, or Asian people exasperated at a white person narrowing up their eyes and going "Ching Chong Ching Chong" -- is weak, a wuss, and worthy of derision rather than support? I know the reactions we have here in the thread are the obvious ones. I just don't really agree with them. Let the people who are fine be fine, and don't pile on those who might have some more difficulty with something. Strength is not "handling" everything you encounter by shutting up about it and pushing it down. Yeah, it's good to not be bothered by things, but it's OK to be able to talk about them to someone if you are. Yes, agreed - counseling has its place and we all need it at different times in our lives. 1 Link to comment
Landlord Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I can think of many other groups of people that would benefit from counseling services. If they're in college, they probably have them. Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The vast majority of people don't get offended by the Halloween costumes they encounter. This hardly means there aren't any that are insensitive. I'm *sure* you can think of some. Blackface. Nazis. Excessively stereotypical depictions of other races or cultures. I'm sure in each case, some people would be totally fine with it, while others would have some trouble with seeing their own people depicted in that way. Similarly, intent also runs the gamut from innocent to purposeful douchewad. So, what's the answer here? Be outraged at the fact that a University with a diverse student body is offering counseling services for those who need it? Or convincing yourself that a young person bothered -- let's say the Jewish person bothered by idiots dressing as Anne Frank and Hitler, or Asian people exasperated at a white person narrowing up their eyes and going "Ching Chong Ching Chong" -- is weak, a wuss, and worthy of derision rather than support? I know the reactions we have here in the thread are the obvious ones. I just don't really agree with them. Let the people who are fine be fine, and don't pile on those who might have some more difficulty with something. Strength is not "handling" everything you encounter by shutting up about it and pushing it down. Yeah, it's good to not be bothered by things, but it's OK to be able to talk about them to someone if you are. We should just ban Halloween and beggar's night all together. It's an archaic ritual that no longer serves a purpose and could be considered offensive by a group of vampires or zombies. Link to comment
zoogs Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Yeah, that's completely both what I was saying, and what the university here is doing. Link to comment
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