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madaboutharry

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4. Would it be acceptable to insult and joke about a person's physical appearance

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 09:56 AM

Jan 2014

if they were born with dwarfism? What about a person with a port-wine stain (nevus flammeus)? How about people with big noses?

Or is it just "fat" people who are the subject of free speech debates when it comes to insulting physical appearance?

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The Ugly Hypocrisy of DU. [View all] madaboutharry Jan 2014 OP

Any person who has to resort to physical appearance insults to make their point is shallow indeed. lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #1

Would it be acceptable to insult and joke about a person's physical appearance madaboutharry Jan 2014 #4

All good points lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author phasma ex machina Jan 2014 #53

You've got a LOOOOOOOONG list of DU'ers you better put on that list LOL snooper2 Jan 2014 #32

I am giving an opinion not making a list. A person who resorts to physical insults against someone lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #43

well, he does kind of look like gary busey being possessed by Satan...nt dionysus Jan 2014 #74

+1 nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #85

I agree with your point, but it's something we all learn in childhood. QuestForSense Jan 2014 #52

No, no, no, they are not psychopaths. cheyanne Jan 2014 #62

Here we disagree, I think. QuestForSense Jan 2014 #69

Said it before and will say it again The Straight Story Jan 2014 #2

^^ This ^^ OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #63

+1000 DeSwiss Jan 2014 #93

The same people who make fat jokes kcr Jan 2014 #3

I agree with you, but there is hyprocrisy everywhere and on both "sides". crappyjazz Jan 2014 #5

Very well said. nt mimi85 Jan 2014 #103

hello lapfog_1 Jan 2014 #6

Fair enough... pipi_k Jan 2014 #38

i too understood the Hindenburg reference to be "going down in flames or failure" not a reference to okaawhatever Jan 2014 #50

No hypocrisy involved oberliner Jan 2014 #7

But the same moderation process for all users. Orsino Jan 2014 #23

The "moderation" process (jury) is ANYTHING but consistent. trotsky Jan 2014 #30

Perhaps it should be called inconsistency instead. Orsino Jan 2014 #35

a DU jury is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get... dionysus Jan 2014 #75

You never know who you'll get on the jury oberliner Jan 2014 #31

I thought we were an autonomous collective hfojvt Jan 2014 #66

An anarcho-syndicalist commune oberliner Jan 2014 #67

I'm pretty sure... sendero Jan 2014 #9

Great OP madaboutharry. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #10

Wow--terrific post! Orrex Jan 2014 #11

I have served on juries that went 6-0 to hide a Christie joke BainsBane Jan 2014 #12

As are epithets against gun-owning white men in need of enhancers. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #22

no, that's accepable on DU...they are all small dicked, dangerous crazy people, i read it here! dionysus Jan 2014 #76

Yes, the ex-spurts have spoken. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #90

In terms of the Hindenburg joke, tell me, how thin would Christie have to be for folks to be allowed Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #39

just an observation... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #13

A fascist gas bag exploding in New Jersey...... Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #14

This would actually make a damned good Onion story. n/t Orsino Jan 2014 #36

Fat people Democrats BobUp Jan 2014 #15

Some aren't fat jokes; some are fat Christie jokes. It's a subtle distinction but operative. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #16

I appreciate the comment, but if you have to explain such nuances, they aren't being understood. nt Adrahil Jan 2014 #26

We're not Republicans; We do nuance. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #27

Again I agree, but I think this one misses the mark. nt. Adrahil Jan 2014 #28

This isn't about DU specifically. davidthegnome Jan 2014 #17

Best response to this thread :) +1000 weathermanx2005 Jan 2014 #54

My hypocrisy too! Well said. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #58

and, as a fat woman on du hopemountain Jan 2014 #96

I will only say this in response Dorian Gray Jan 2014 #104

This fat old white guy agrees. 99Forever Jan 2014 #108

can we joke about his complexion? FatBuddy Jan 2014 #18

Here's a jury that got it right... City Lights Jan 2014 #19

So if everyone on that jury was over wieght it would have been 6-0 ??? L0oniX Jan 2014 #49

Why people pipi_k Jan 2014 #20

Well said pipi. Shandris Jan 2014 #81

We really should learn to leave the ad hominems to the other parties. Orsino Jan 2014 #21

many struggle with this one belltower Jan 2014 #24

As someone who has altenately been thin and heavy and thin and heavy... wyldwolf Jan 2014 #25

Look, I'm Italian-Irish, overweight, gray-haired, myopic, Catholic. Make all the jokes you want! WinkyDink Jan 2014 #29

Thank you for this. JNelson6563 Jan 2014 #33

It is an uggly fact of human nature to demonize and dehumanize the other side in a conflict. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2014 #34

I missed the fat joke in your alert Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #37

I laugh at funny jokes and don't laugh at unfunny jokes. tridim Jan 2014 #40

*Thumbs-Up Emoticon* WinkyDink Jan 2014 #41

The only two groups of people it is acceptable to make fun of NM_Birder Jan 2014 #42

...and ninja midgets. L0oniX Jan 2014 #46

Like these posted in national media? Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #44

This kind of thing is really pissing off the ninja midgets too. L0oniX Jan 2014 #45

No one is making fun of obese people. They're making fun of obese Christie. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #47

When you say that fat people, or women (Sarah Palin), kiva Jan 2014 #72

Nobody makes fun of Sarah Palin because she's a woman. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #73

You weren't here in 2008. kiva Jan 2014 #82

Yeah, I was talking about Christie. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #84

So in essence, you are making fun of Palin's mental handicap RoccoR5955 Jan 2014 #98

I agree 100% - Christie isn't loathed because he's overweight, he's loathed because... George II Jan 2014 #48

ANIMALS...Stupid...Idiot....Hack..."the little Serb" otohara Jan 2014 #51

I am inclined to think he uses his large girth to be threating. olegramps Jan 2014 #56

Skinny Can Be Threatening Too otohara Jan 2014 #61

amen DonCoquixote Jan 2014 #55

I'm with you, madaboutharry. I hate that it even needs to be explained to people. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #57

My fauxrage is being expended elsewhere. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #59

And, Christie may have been a victim of bullying as a child, if he was particularly overweight. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #60

Christie was of average weight well into adulthood. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #78

We are a species of contradictions. The_Commonist Jan 2014 #64

Republicans would end social security, end public healthcare, end public schools lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #65

You know, I rec'd the OP but I still have to agree with you here. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #86

Today's National Media: Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #68

You forgot the other allowable target of stereotypes on DU - rich people. badtoworse Jan 2014 #70

add religious people and gun owners. dionysus Jan 2014 #80

prior to joining DU, I thought progressives were tolerant DrDan Jan 2014 #71

And I thought they liked cats Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #77

Something like 98% of DUers were against mocking people's weight CJCRANE Jan 2014 #79

Exactly. And whenever something bad happens to the GOP, someone will show up here saying, "tsk, tsk FSogol Jan 2014 #105

There's a key problem with your logic kiawah Jan 2014 #83

Being overweight isn't always a lifestyle choice either. Some people have metabolic or other health nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #87

Do you choose your weight? DemocraticWing Jan 2014 #88

There have always been groups that get constant ridicule, jokes, and outright hatred. Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #89

What rude people. Someone said a lot of people hate lawyers UNTIL THEY NEED ONE. nt raccoon Jan 2014 #106

There really is no need Flatpicker Jan 2014 #91

It's one thing to have a personality disorder, BobUp Jan 2014 #101

IOKITAR NuclearDem Jan 2014 #92

I agree 100%. nt Quixote1818 Jan 2014 #94

So it's not just me..... DeSwiss Jan 2014 #95

I am of Italian-American descent, and fat. RoccoR5955 Jan 2014 #97

I agree but please tell me we are not Live and Learn Jan 2014 #99

DUers are still human AZ Progressive Jan 2014 #100

Human doesn't mean they can't learn. Live and Learn Jan 2014 #102

About that last paragraph and the celebration of anti gay clerics on DU Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #107