Dear Social Justice Activist:
Mar. 2nd, 2013 12:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dragoness_eThis is a rant; if you think I'm talking about you, I may well be, but you are not the only one. That's the problem, really: It's Not All About You.
A better salutation might be:
Dear Self-Appointed Social Justice Warrior:
You are not the center of the universe, or even the Internet. You are not the only person who has had bad things happen in your life. When you tell someone that saying "Thing A makes me feel like Bad Thing B again, and I don't like it" is insulting and hurtful because Thing A is obviously trivial and Bad Thing B happened to you so comparing the two is horrible--you assume that Bad Thing B never happened to anyone but you. You assume that Bad Thing B has not happened to the other person, and that they don't know what they are talking about. You assume that you know better than they do how Thing A and Bad Thing B make them feel. In short, you are policing their speech, trivializing their lived experience, and insisting that they can't possibly be upset or triggered by the thing you deem insignificant while decrying how terrible it is when someone else does the same to you.
TL; DR: you are a self-centered, self-righteous hypocrite.
I note that anyone who disagrees with you gets nitpicked over the [racist/ableist/misogynist/something-phobic/etc] language you "discover" in their comments, while their actual arguments are ignored. Or dismissed with "I'm not here to teach you Racism/Feminism/etc 101", without actually, y'know, showing the holes in their argument (or at least linking to [well-known paper on the topic]). Or more subtly, get dismissed because they are "derailing the conversation from the intended topic", which is apparently: "I post, and everyone agrees with me, no talking about BtVS between yourselves". That's not actually a conversation, it's an echo chamber, and it's lame.
TL;DR: you don't want commenters, you want a cheering section.
Yes, I used the word 'lame'. Deliberately. You can start clutching your pearls and hyper-ventilating now. You and a random blog don't get to decide for the rest of the world what is offensive language and what is not. Learn something about etymology, history and culture before you get on your high horse about standard English usage. Also the concept of "metaphor", which you don't appear to understand. You'll appear somewhat less stupid and a lot less obnoxious.
FYI: I will keep using the words 'lame', 'blind', 'moronic', 'idiotic' and so on according to standard English usage. Also, 'niggardly', which has nothing to do with the 'N-word', contrary to the opinions of the stupid. English is a wonderful language full of colorful words that should be used for their intended meanings.
I do not care what you and your echo chamber think anymore; you've successfully alienated me from doing so. I don't think I like you very much, and I no longer give a damn if I hurt your precious feelings. It's not like you care about hurting anyone else.
You will not care about how you've made me feel--but consider this: you've successfully tainted your cause with your self-centered obnoxiousness and hypocrisy. Why should I take your more abstruse social justice concerns seriously? The way you presented them, they've been All About You, and I no longer care about you.
Note: unlocking this because I realized that I was hiding it from public sight because of fear of butt-hurt SJWs. That, folks, is what as known as "a chilling effect"--when you censor yourself for fear of what other people might do. Fuck 'em! -- DE, 3/13/2014
A better salutation might be:
Dear Self-Appointed Social Justice Warrior:
You are not the center of the universe, or even the Internet. You are not the only person who has had bad things happen in your life. When you tell someone that saying "Thing A makes me feel like Bad Thing B again, and I don't like it" is insulting and hurtful because Thing A is obviously trivial and Bad Thing B happened to you so comparing the two is horrible--you assume that Bad Thing B never happened to anyone but you. You assume that Bad Thing B has not happened to the other person, and that they don't know what they are talking about. You assume that you know better than they do how Thing A and Bad Thing B make them feel. In short, you are policing their speech, trivializing their lived experience, and insisting that they can't possibly be upset or triggered by the thing you deem insignificant while decrying how terrible it is when someone else does the same to you.
TL; DR: you are a self-centered, self-righteous hypocrite.
I note that anyone who disagrees with you gets nitpicked over the [racist/ableist/misogynist/something-phobic/etc] language you "discover" in their comments, while their actual arguments are ignored. Or dismissed with "I'm not here to teach you Racism/Feminism/etc 101", without actually, y'know, showing the holes in their argument (or at least linking to [well-known paper on the topic]). Or more subtly, get dismissed because they are "derailing the conversation from the intended topic", which is apparently: "I post, and everyone agrees with me, no talking about BtVS between yourselves". That's not actually a conversation, it's an echo chamber, and it's lame.
TL;DR: you don't want commenters, you want a cheering section.
Yes, I used the word 'lame'. Deliberately. You can start clutching your pearls and hyper-ventilating now. You and a random blog don't get to decide for the rest of the world what is offensive language and what is not. Learn something about etymology, history and culture before you get on your high horse about standard English usage. Also the concept of "metaphor", which you don't appear to understand. You'll appear somewhat less stupid and a lot less obnoxious.
FYI: I will keep using the words 'lame', 'blind', 'moronic', 'idiotic' and so on according to standard English usage. Also, 'niggardly', which has nothing to do with the 'N-word', contrary to the opinions of the stupid. English is a wonderful language full of colorful words that should be used for their intended meanings.
I do not care what you and your echo chamber think anymore; you've successfully alienated me from doing so. I don't think I like you very much, and I no longer give a damn if I hurt your precious feelings. It's not like you care about hurting anyone else.
You will not care about how you've made me feel--but consider this: you've successfully tainted your cause with your self-centered obnoxiousness and hypocrisy. Why should I take your more abstruse social justice concerns seriously? The way you presented them, they've been All About You, and I no longer care about you.
Note: unlocking this because I realized that I was hiding it from public sight because of fear of butt-hurt SJWs. That, folks, is what as known as "a chilling effect"--when you censor yourself for fear of what other people might do. Fuck 'em! -- DE, 3/13/2014
