Me Myself
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Maybe they wore a random t shirt, unexpectant someone would take notice of it to the point he would try to read out the letters or figure out the figures (some of those are really abstract!)
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How moral this is?
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Maybe they wore a random t shirt, unexpectant someone would take notice of it to the point he would try to read out the letters or figure out the figures (some of those are really abstract!)
Scenario A is denying as per request, ignoring their feelings and thoughts for your own sake. Thus, I found it morally wrong.
Though, in Scenario B, they don't know it is effecting them, they could have thought you stopped looking and what they don't know doesn't hurt them if it only would effect them emotionally. Though, the ignorance is bliss philosophy is not always the best to follow, though in emotional dilemmas I see it to be accurate as long as it's 100% sure the victim is ignorant of the situation. Which is why I voted "A is wrong B is neutral"
Though, in Scenario B, they don't know it is effecting them, they could have thought you stopped looking and what they don't know doesn't hurt them if it only would effect them emotionally. Though, the ignorance is bliss philosophy is not always the best to follow, though in emotional dilemmas I see it to be accurate as long as it's 100% sure the victim is ignorant of the situation. Which is why I voted "A is wrong B is neutral"
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
To clarify that you are looking and admiring the shirt and or tattoo, and not just being rude and staring.
I don't think the question really has much to do with morality but rather with respecting other people's boundaries, i.e., refraining from making them uncomfortable and not staring at them after being asked not to. Generally, I tend to avoid using terms that I feel are loaded and indicative of absoluteness, like "moral"/"immoral," "good"/"bad," etc. They usually carry more baggage and connotations to many people than is necessary to accurately describe how I feel about any given situation or hypothetical.
Fair enough. Thanks for the clarification.
Monk Of Reason
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Generally one should just inform the person you were reading their shirt or tatoo. If they didn't want the shirt/tattoo to be read then they wouldn't have gotten it. I mean are you being an ******* about it? Or are you just reading it? Is it a female who has a design over her breasts and its misinterpreted as sexual harrasment? I'm trying to find out how reading a shirt is morally wrong under any circumstance.
Reading a shirt or admiring a tattoo shouldn't take too long. If someone comments at another person about looking at them so quickly that the person hasn't even finished reading the shirt yet, that's kind of uncool.
Staring is just weird, though. I was in line at the post office the other day and there was this guy in line just staring at me for so long. I would look away, then look back to see if he's still looking and he was, so I'd look away, check my cell phone, look back to see if he's still staring and he was, etc. Really freaking creepy. Just don't do that to people.
Staring is just weird, though. I was in line at the post office the other day and there was this guy in line just staring at me for so long. I would look away, then look back to see if he's still looking and he was, so I'd look away, check my cell phone, look back to see if he's still staring and he was, etc. Really freaking creepy. Just don't do that to people.
I am not sure that I agree that it is rude to stare.
My view is that when someone insists on sporting pictorial or verbal messages on tee shirts, they are, by their actions making a statement. That statement is directed at the public, and the public can hardly be blamed for feeling the need to read "the message" which the wearer of the tee shirt, or tattoo, is shouting out aloud to anyone they meet.
Alceste
Vagabond
Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I don't mind being stared at. Kids and animals, for example, stare at me a lot. They stare at everybody, sure, but I feel happy for the connection. I feel like it gives me a few seconds to plant a seed. To say "hey, I see you too - you're OK! It's gonna be OK!" I feel safe around here to give the same exchange to horny people. I'm not available, and I assume that's obvious, so what harm is there in somebody getting an eyeful?
Aquitaine
Well-Known Member
I suppose looking isn't bad so long as you're not affecting the other person, like making them feel uncomfortable or whatever.
Sometimes though, if someone's wearing lots of bright, expressive clothing or has a totally wacky hairstyle, obviously people are gonna look. The way I see it, you can look but it's rude to stare.
Sometimes though, if someone's wearing lots of bright, expressive clothing or has a totally wacky hairstyle, obviously people are gonna look. The way I see it, you can look but it's rude to stare.
Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
So how about taking a photo of them... street style....
I don't mind if kids or animals stare. I had a kid stare at me before in line so I just stared back at him in sort of a goofy blinking contest and smiled.
A middle-aged man staring without breaking eye contact and not being subtle about it while only a few feet away for a very long time- weird. I don't know what the deal was.