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by samch 3971 days ago
Wow, I'm hoping you misspoke here, but I'm a bit concerned by the way you confused people who are "mentally ill" with those who have intellectual disabilities.

Also, this line is dangerously incorrect: "A message becomes offensive only when its sender said it with the intention to be offensive."

If you've ever taken respectful workplace training in the US, you've likely learned the difference between intent and impact. What matters, in the US at least, is the impact of the message, not the intent of the person speaking [1].

1. https://www.google.com/search?q=sexual+harrassment+law+inent...

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Any thoughts on why this was down voted? Just curious about what violated the HN policy.