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by goodpoint 1292 days ago
> Everything is "offensive" these days

Spare us the BS. Society is very much able to form opinions on what is widely considered offensive and what is not.

Case in point: legal proceedings for libel, threats and so on. Turns out society still gives meaning to words.

> it's impossible to even be proven wrong

You've been proven wrong right now.
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bheadmaster 1292 days ago
> Society is very much able to form opinions on what is widely considered offensive and what is not.

Except there isn't an agreed upon opinion, just a certain number of loud individuals trying to silence others, and everyone else who just quietly don't care.

> You've been proven wrong right now.

I was saying that it's impossible to prove that something isn't offensive. Please take your time to actually understand posts you read before posting angry comments.

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goodpoint 1292 days ago
> Except there isn't an agreed upon opinion, just a certain number of loud individuals trying to silence others

Again you are trying to make a strawman, claiming that it's just some minority and you are so brave for standing up to them.

It isn't. Open a dictionary and you'll find a number of words clearly defined as offensive.

Language isn't just an opinion of few people.

> I was saying that it's impossible to prove that something isn't offensive. Please take your time to actually understand posts you read before posting angry comments.

Spare us the BS.

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bheadmaster 1292 days ago
> Again you are trying to make a strawman, claiming that it's just some minority

Are you implying that it's not? If so, do you have any reasoning to support that claim?

> Language isn't just an opinion of few people

Language is defined by how people use it. There is no central authority for the meaning, or level of offensiveness, of words.

> Spare us the BS.

Who's "us"? And what bullshit are you talking about exactly?

Your demeaning attitude is not appreciated.

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goodpoint 1291 days ago
> Your demeaning attitude is not appreciated.

You are easily offended it seems.

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bheadmaster 1291 days ago
> You are easily offended it seems.

Spare us the bullshit.

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