Inquiry time!

[kriadydragon]

If you come across something you find to be personally offensive, not aimed at you but aimed at something you believe in or are into or do or watch or whatever, do you say something?

I've been having a bit of a struggle with this lately because I am so sick and tired of people using everything and anything they can to take pot shots at particular groups or beliefs or whatever. I mean, I know it's to be expected (especially where politics are concerned) but... I really wish people would think before they said something, because those people they're taking pot shots at could be someone they've friended, someone they respect, someone whose stories they enjoy and so on. In other words, Unless we've all stated our stance on, well, everything we can't say for certain where we all stand. Just because most of the people who you talk to believe the same things as you doesn't mean they all do.

Plus, I also think it's bad form and a little immature. If you want to get down and dirty and have an actual debate there's better, more intelligent ways to go about it than to - for example - use pictures of cute kittens with captions as a platform to show off how smart you think you are.

People just... need to stop dropping lines where they don't belong. Could you imagine how many headaches we'd prevent if we did this?

Comments

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Our nation has had a belief and tradition of tolerance and an adherence to 'while I may not approve of what you say, I will defend to the death your right to say it', but lately it seems as though it has taken a decidedly different turn, sadly.

True. It feels like these days people talk the talk of tolerance but don't walk the walk, so to speak.