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10. My apologies.

Mon Dec 12, 2022, 11:44 AM

Dec 2022

I recently encountered a person using an old joke which used to be considered acceptable by society and was used often in television and movies back as recently as the 80's but is now widely understood to be offensive. The person who used it didn't realize that it was not an acceptable "joke" anymore (nor should it ever have been) and it was highly offensive. Which is why my mind went there.

Again my apologies. I should have made more clear I'm personally more inclined to explain and give an older person one second chance than a younger person who had been raised knowing how hurtful such a "joke" would have been their entire life.

I truly wasn't being agist in the way you were thinking.

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Please don't perpetuate Musk's mockery of the practice sharing your pronouns. [View all] Ms. Toad Dec 2022 OP

Anyone still on Twitter, please abandon ship. Sky Jewels Dec 2022 #1

Yup Johonny Dec 2022 #19

Believe it or not, Lunabell Dec 2022 #2

Conversely, Mastodon is quite the opposite. Very inclusive and representative. oioioi Dec 2022 #3

Really? Surely not after EarlG had said that wasn't cool here. Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #4

It's kind of disheartening and I try to inform. Lunabell Dec 2022 #5

This is truth. herding cats Dec 2022 #6

Morning Y'all!! MayReasonRule Dec 2022 #7

Please, see my reply below herding cats Dec 2022 #12

No. Age is not a direct correlate on this any more than anything else on DU. hlthe2b Dec 2022 #8

Right on! MayReasonRule Dec 2022 #9

I am 57 I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2022 #24

Delusion fuels hatred MayReasonRule Dec 2022 #25

My apologies. herding cats Dec 2022 #10

Thanks for clarifying... hlthe2b Dec 2022 #11

Thank you for understanding. herding cats Dec 2022 #13

Not quite the same, but with time there comes a sort of muscle memory Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #15

I really like your example. herding cats Dec 2022 #20

Right on y'all! MayReasonRule Dec 2022 #21

Oh boy here we go... BannonsLiver Dec 2022 #14

It would be nice if we didn't have to. Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #16

I have mine on my Zoom screen for work. nt iemanja Dec 2022 #17

Mine is also in my email signature, as well. Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #18

Thanks for posting this dsc Dec 2022 #22

People who don't have to come out all of time rarely understand the emotional impact. Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #23