[quote][i]Originally posted by bruiser[/i]
i will not get a grip. what is [i]your[/i] button that should not be pushed? what slur or insult could i say to you that would trigger you to speak up and say something? you are telling me to get a grip, that i am hyper-sensitive, childish(?), and whiny (????? this one i don't understand at all) because i'd like people to be able to critique an artist without resorting to calling him a "faggot"? okay, fine, nobody likes the new duran duran. big whoop. so how does that merit such a response? there are lots of ways to disparage an artist, or his music, that don't involve offending people that have probably been called "faggot" enough in their lives. they don't need to come here to read it too.
and come on. let's not split hairs here: calling djsoss a "dipshit" in that context is hardly the same thing. sure, it makes me look like a loose cannon with a gutter mouth; and certainly it makes one wonder where i get off telling people not to call each other names. but "dipshit" i stand behind, as not only was it abundantly clear he was being one, but hardly offends a minority group. unless the dipshits of the world have banded together and wish to be recognised as actual dipshits. if so, sorry that i offended.
bruiser was a beloved pet, but if the name gives me some sort of bad-ass persona, so be it.
while it may make me bristle, i'll give you "sensitive." i'll give you (at times) "childish." but "whiny"? not when someone needs to be called out for being an ignorant bigot. that's just bullshit.
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Ok, Bruiser ... it's up to you whether or not you want to be offended. Just remember that it's impossible to be offended without YOU giving your consent. But yes, it is your right. I didn't mean to say that I didn't think it was. I just thought it was out of character coming from you. So I was wrong.
Again, I don't agree with calling anyone a "faggot" either and believe me when I say I'd be the first person to have your back if anyone ever tried to physically bash you in my presence. My support for gay people is well-documented, both here and IRL. But it's my opinion that nobody, regardless of who they are, should need to be protected from mere words. "Sticks and stones" and all that good shit.
As for what my hot button is, I can't really think of any one thing. Maybe the atheist-bashing thing, but since it's never come from anyone I even minutely respect, why give a rat's ass? Let the ignorant remain so. It's not like they're gonna change.