They’re not trying to control your speech. They’re trying to improve your communication so your message gets across better. Unless of course your primary message is “I’m an ass and proudly anti-empathy.”
> yeah you're right the guy who told me which words I shouldn't say definitely isn't trying to control my speech.
>> Please don't use ridiculous and painful slurs in a serious conversation.
"Please don't" is just a polite request, particularly when used by an anonymous and presumably powerless stranger on the internet. It's not an attempt to take control or use force. It's an attempt to get you to introspect. Don't be so sensitive :p
Yes, chimps are intelligent. Thank you for noticing.
He used the word to refer to a hypothetical version of himself, one that failed to either notice or comprehend something simple. That’s the same context in which people use it as an insult against others. The only difference is that it was a self-applied insult in this case.
More importantly, the word, when used as an insult, uses real humans with real difficulties as the referent. Those people and their caregivers are the one’s that feel the insult. Whereas chimpanzee is an animal and remains unaware and unhurt when its species name is used as an insult. (My pseudonym is also not meant as a self-applied insult, most days.)
GPs usage doesn’t really matter to me though. It wasn’t an egregious thing to say. And, for me personally, the word has little value one way or another. It reminds me of grade school chatter.
I just find it comical that there’s a lack of self-awareness regarding the effect of its usage. But again, perhaps there was no lack of awareness at all and perhaps that was the real point.
yeah you're right the guy who told me which words I shouldn't say definitely isn't trying to control my speech.
Chimps are actually quite intelligent, btw. Do better.