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[–] Eualos 0 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago 

Yup

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[–] SkillYourself [S] 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago 

It's become completely meaningless. A massive step-back for society.

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[–] Eualos 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

In almost every sense, it's tiring and serves no purpose other than to stop people from thinking.

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[–] AmaleksHairyAss 3 points -3 points (+0|-3) ago 

Here we go again. I use the word "bigot" to refer to the thought limiting functions of that disability. If you turn off your brain when I call you a bigot, you're just proving me right.

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[–] Bing11 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago  (edited ago)

And how any remotely controversial news becomes -gate. Some (like lying under oath, or major secrets) make sense, since that's what Watergate was about. But a 1/2 a psi in some dumb football game is "deflategate"? Seriously, someone needs to calm the fuck down.

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[–] SithEmpire ago 

People who spout those labels at everything serve no purpose at best, and reverse the advancement of humanity when attempting to do anything.

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[–] NorBdelta 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Completely, I usually respond with asking how I was being whatever I was accused of and most often they cannot justify themselves. *edit swiftkey is crap

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[–] SkillYourself [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

areyoukiddingme.mp4

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[–] Thisismyvoatusername 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

"-ist" I will usually consider whether it is applicable or not.

"-phobia" is so often and incorrectly applied I tune it out.

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[–] NorBdelta 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

correct, a phobia is an irrational fear, legitimate fear of e.g. Muslim extremism is justified fear. A ist confers derogatory inferiority by default, which can actually be applicable and thus not an ist, for intance "Women are physcially weaker than men" is correct and cannot be sexist or misogynist as women possess all these attributes in reality, just in the same way "men are more aggressive and have higher incidents of violence" is not sexist.

The big issue is regressives assuming we are all equal, we are not, and never will be. Two people of the exact same circumstances are not even equal.

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[–] J20 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I pretty much just embrace it with a "maybe I am, so what?" attitude these days.

Being _____ doesn't mean I'm wrong does it? Maybe it means I'm a flawed individual, but seriously, cast the first stone. There's far worse in this world than people who dislike a certain group inside their head.

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[–] cinderblock 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Immune, no. Skeptical when it is used, most certainly.

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