That may be the dumbest post I've seen you make.
But I don't care anymore. For five years on RF, I've put up with Christian hatred of gay people and Muslim hatred of gay people, and every conceivable slur and lie about gay people, and being addressed on this forum in a manner that would not...
That's very true. And not all opinions are of equal value.
But as an interesting experiment, why don't you tell a Puerto Rican that his mother is a whore, and then open a discussion on the subjectivity of offense?
Precisely. And the context we're talking about stinks. It's offensive. I certainly support every person's right to use whatever language he likes, but I won't pretend that it doesn't inform my opinion of the person who uses it.
I'm really not sure what you mean. That people shouldn't notice offensive language? Or that it's okay to use offensive language, but not to comment on it?
I'm not sure about that. I think it would have worked better, and been more popular, if it had been tied to stringent conditions about how the money was to be used, and if the government had required the elimination of bonuses for the sons of ******* who drove the economy into the ground in the...
I'm aware that many people who use the word that way aren't conscious of any bigotry on their own part, and are merely thoughtless or stupid. However, when people continue to defend that use of the word after they've learned that it's offensive, I think it's safe to assume some level of bigotry...
Besides marrying a six-year-old, Muhammad also married Zaynab, the divorced wife of his own adopted son. Then there was Rayhana; he killed her husband, enslaved her, and took her to his bed. Clearly, this is the behavior of the most virtuous of men, and it's no wonder that Muslims so revere him...
Well, fair's fair. If it's okay to teach that gay people should be killed, it's equally acceptable to teach that Muslims should be killed. I don't care what you decide as long as the same standard applies across the board.
It's exactly as offensive as "******-rigged," "Indian giver," and "Jewed him down."
If people used the word "Irish" or the word "Hindu" the way you use the word "gay," would you even have to ask the question?
Especially in light of this:
Six held over suspected Qur'an burning | World news | guardian.co.uk
Girl arrested for allegedly burning Qur'an | World news | The Guardian