tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post8272650682940272649..comments2024-03-07T07:25:47.018-08:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Taking offenseGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-12151898775530779922016-09-25T01:02:58.052-07:002016-09-25T01:02:58.052-07:00I think the whole argument in the end is 'just...I think the whole argument in the end is 'just be decent to people'. Gaiman's point of view is one I pretty much entirely agree with.<br /><br />I study political science at college and for our final essay last year we had to chose from a list of topics and take a point of view towards it. We had topics such as 'Should we have a world government?' and 'Should gay marriage be legalised?'. It was a political ideologies course, so we had to bring in points of view from key political thinkers that we were studying. <br /><br />I'm a bisexual woman, but I chose the viewpoint of 'gay marriage SHOULDN'T be legalised', because I wanted to explore the opinions of people whom I vehemently disagree with. I'm very lucky to live in a country when LGBTQ marriage is legalised, and I wanted to learn about those who opposed it. It was a terrible essay in the end but I did learn a lot about why people think the way they do. <br /><br />Point being, we don't need to 'warn' people about opposing opinions when we're studying them. As long as the professors of the course aren't introducing their own bias - or endangering their students with their own personal opinions against those of a specific race/sexuality/gender identity, it's fine to showcase dissenting opinions. We learn from our history. Trigger warnings are very important when dealing with sensitive content around sexual abuse and the like, however. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08869549255410239058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-62310203502923591132016-06-29T21:15:55.625-07:002016-06-29T21:15:55.625-07:00I live in a rural part of Pennsylvania where many ...I live in a rural part of Pennsylvania where many people are very attached to the Confederate flag, which was the subject of many articles in the local paper due to the SC church murders and a pro-confederate flag rally at Gettysburg. Vigorous debate occurred on the paper's FB page, where attempts to argue that display of the flag, while legal, was insensitive and could be interpreted as a racist symbol were met with screeds against political correctness. Likewise attempts to reason that transgender persons are not preditors and should be able to pee where they choose <br /><br />It's not political correctness to stand up to discrimination of minorities. It's basic compassion and not being an asshole.<br /><br />Now that my rant is done, though, I completely agree with you about the professors.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814804554194390618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-81317857292742895482016-06-28T08:22:51.764-07:002016-06-28T08:22:51.764-07:00 Where would I be without you, Gordon.?Your voice ... Where would I be without you, Gordon.?Your voice rings true and I need you.Lauryn B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05164154212254772052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-30308254174257043112016-06-28T05:00:23.726-07:002016-06-28T05:00:23.726-07:00Triumph the Insult Comic Dog takes it to the extre...<a href="https://youtu.be/j556MWGVVqI" rel="nofollow">Triumph the Insult Comic Dog</a> takes it to the extreme.Andrew Buttershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129116283463309554noreply@blogger.com