On Friday, January 22, 2016, Aahz Maruch via Callers < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2016, Lindsay Morris via Callers wrote: > > > > I'm about to leave this list because I'm so appalled at the amount of > time > > spent on this discussion. So many smart, good people: surely we all have > > something better to do? > > Sounds like you're policing what other people choose to spend their time > on. Oddly enough, I've seen comments like yours countless times when the > subject lands on sexism, racism, homophobia, and so on. What I find > especially interesting is that these types of comments are louder when > it's a subject that isn't "generally recognized" to be hurtful. In my > own lifetime, I've watched the discussion shift significantly when the > subject is homophobia, and I currently watch appalled as fatphobia is > still considered acceptable (with constant deprecatory comments similar > to yours). > > People whose lives are adversely affected by prejudice don't have the > luxury of walking away from the discussion. > -- > Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 > http://rule6.info/ > <*> <*> <*> > Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > -- -------------------- Lindsay Morris CEO, TSMworks Tel. 1-859-539-9900 [email protected]
