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malthaussen

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1. Interestingly, OS just posted about a "microaggression" clause in a union contract...

Reply to H2O Man (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2015, 01:53 PM

May 2015

... and like "hate" speech, I suppose this is where we come when courtesy and good taste are chucked out the window. About the only thing we can do is refuse to tolerate it and refuse to participate in it. It can make one unpopular around the barbarians, though.

-- Mal

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Regarding "Hate Speech" [View all] H2O Man May 2015 OP

Interestingly, OS just posted about a "microaggression" clause in a union contract... malthaussen May 2015 #1

I agree, especially in your last sentence. mmonk May 2015 #2

Interesting thoughts. nt el_bryanto May 2015 #3

I think this is the way a lot of it was stopped in the 60-70s. There were so many of us who would jwirr May 2015 #4

The LGBT community has been subjected to constant, extreme, daily public hate speech in many Bluenorthwest May 2015 #5

Social change requires non-violent resistance and isolation mmonk May 2015 #6

Gee I just said I've spent an entire lifetime dealing with hate speech specialists and frankly I'd Bluenorthwest May 2015 #7

I didn't realize I wasn't. mmonk May 2015 #8

I'll try to make the point that I think Blue is making. Coventina May 2015 #9

Good point. mmonk May 2015 #10

Most well said. I would add only that there is a degree of pain involved in realizing that the Bluenorthwest May 2015 #11

Yes, that is INCREDIBLY irksome. That so many will jump to the defense of Coventina May 2015 #12

Evidently, they subconsciously choose whether there is a realization or not. mmonk May 2015 #13

Respectfully disagree. H2O Man May 2015 #14