Derpy Donny and the totally unforeseeable pandemic

[Guitar's Cry]

Neither identifying problems within a particular religion nor identifying a troubled place of origin outside our great nation of America is racism. ....

It is when attention is called specifically to race or ethnicity in order to associate that particular group with the problem. "Latin America has a problem with violence" is different than "brown skinned homicidal Central Americans." In that case you needlessly identify brown skin with violence, which is an incorrect association and unnecessary in the context. Saying "Homicidal people in Central America" is sufficient to identifying violence in Central America.

Pointing out that COVID-19 originated in China every single time you talk about it by identifying it in the title needlessly associates the virus with Chinese people. It is 1) already established that it started in China, and 2) it solves nothing to do so.

If you want to suggest the Chinese government could have responded differently, then say so. If you want to suggest they shouldn't sell bats in open air markets, do so. But associating ethnicity with the virus is simply racist.

 

[Revoltingest]

TDS
Trump Dumber than S**t? There is no therapy that will help him overcome it.

TDS
Trump's Dumb Sheeples? There is no therapy that will help them overcome it.

All you need to do is make a conscious effort
to eschew hostility....or at least expressing it.

 

[Revoltingest]

People still get really defensive about it, so the term still has teeth.

Insults can wound, even when misapplied.
But these days, when I get called "racist", "misogynist",
or "anti-semite", it's merely eye rollworthy. It's just what
people say when one is of the wrong tribe.

Is it sometimes used meaninglessly? Probably. But if someone can justify the term it should certainly be called out.

I agree.
But the only good usage is to call out the act with justification.
To use rampantly as a label is its own kind of bigotry.

 

[ecco]

All you need to do is make a conscious effort
to eschew hostility....or at least expressing it.

Why? When it's deserved, it's deserved.

 

[fantome profane]

Why? When it's deserved, it's deserved.

Amen brother. Speaking truth to power, or even just about power, is a good and necessary thing. Even when it is not PC.

 

[Revoltingest]

Why? When it's deserved, it's deserved.

Your hostility harms you far far far more than it does me.

 

[ecco]

Your hostility harms you far far far more than it does me.

Your adoration of Trump harms you far far far more than any perceived hostility from me.

 

[ecco]

Derpy Donny

It's just a fun thing to say.
It's even better with an Irish accent - Darpy Danny.
My favorite is with a Svedish accent - Duerpie Donnie.

 

[Revoltingest]

Your adoration of Trump harms you far far far more than any perceived hostility from me.

Geeze, you're completely off the rails with TDS now.
I just don't understand how you people get so livid
over mere disagreement.

 

[ecco]

Geeze, you're completely off the rails with TDS now.
I just don't understand how you people get so livid
over mere disagreement.

You have called it hostility toward you and now you state I'm livid. Neither is true. What is true is that you are a Trump loyalist. If you don't like my calmly stating that, well, that's life.

You accuse me and "people" like me of having TDS. I've asserted that you and people like you have TWS (Trump Worship Syndrome). I'll stick with that analysis. I can find no other explanation for your comments.

 

[Revoltingest]

You have called it hostility toward you and now you state I'm livid.

Your mischaracterization of my view of Trump
as "adoration" is a symptom of unreasonable anger.
You wouldn't lash out with such dishonesty otherwise.