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Victor Ganata
Listen, we're not robots (well, at least most of us aren't.) Words can form logical constructs, but words also elicit emotions. If you're starting a fire in front of someone who's been burned, or brandishing a knife at someone who's been cut, do you really believe they aren't entitled to a little fear, followed by a lot of outrage?
March 11, 2010
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Iván Abrego, Kol Tregaskes, Steven Perez and 7 other people liked this
True true...
- TrafficBug
Absolutely. I also believe that the human mind has the power to overcome these associations. Whether people exercise that power is, at least in part, a choice.
- Bren
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I also admitted that I have a strong emotional reaction to certain words, so I can empathize here. I still recognize that on some level I have a choice to make: when someone uses one of my hot-button words, what do I do?
- Bren
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Yes, but the fire starter or the person holding the knife shouldn't AUTOMATICALLY be classed as a douchebag. He may be cutting a steak or trying to keep warm. There is a lot of racism in this world, but not everyone is a racist or did something directly in the context of racial discrimination.
- Johnny
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For me, it's an ongoing process of trying to get strong enough that a word doesn't send me over the edge. Some days are better than others.
- Bren
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Eric: agreed. But one must be willing to acknowledge first, or they will never be capable of practicing.
- Bren
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I don't think anyone automatically classified anyone as a douchebag. The author != the text.
- Victor Ganata