Are people to sensitive these days?

[Angel of Iniquity]

I would say so. Every "group" of people, wether it be Genders, sexuality, race, religion, or others, are a little more high strung than need be.

Girls tend to say 98 to all percent of men are pigs or no good. That in istelf is a dead statement which involves no intellectual processing and doesn't find terms in reality.

Homosexuals, even when not judged against, are really rude in general. They I say, are trying to push their self worth higher than need.

Blacks(don't kill me, I'm more than half black), always have this statement that the government owes them(us) something for the past in which they hadn't partaken in.

Religion is a whole different matter, since I too have an religion, but I find that some just feel the need to force their opinions which don't make the slightest sense. If you have a religion, make sure it makes sense to you before you attempt to convert others.

ANyways, what I am getting at, it seems every group that has been under the knife before, feels like they need to make up for it...

Oh and, my mother is half black and italian. My father is half black and native american. My religion is... I will remain silent.

[Unknown Entity]

Probably. But then do people have the right to be malicious over something they know nothing about? Not everyone is going to understand each other, so no one can expect to be brought into the world to respect everyone. But you can choose between ignorance and understanding.

You can choose to ignore it, or confront it and play the victim. No matter whatever you do to retaliate, you'll be treated as if you're more in the wrong than the people who started it. ><

[Sinister]

The insensitive and truly "Thick-Skinned" don't give a flying **** and therefore are the silent...majority? Idk, doesn't matter, though. People only care unless in someway it affects them and when it finally does they feel only too proud to step up and try to back others off. It's a type of social posturing that belongs to the primates.

-Sin

[Clint]

People are generally cynical by nature. They generalize, stereotype, and associate themselves with particular groups of people. It has nothing to do with oversensitivity, but rather, misunderstanding.

Martin Luther King, Jr. understood that everybody deserved to be treated as equals, yet that very dream of his has not been accomplished. I believe that people are more open to different cultures and societies then they were a hundred years ago, and I think Dr. King has played a big role in that open-mindedness, but even still, there's a level of mistrust between cultures.

The problem is that general cross-cultural communication is awkward and uncomfortable, which stems from a lack of understanding between the two cultures. And while that may be the case for a lot of people, you can always choose to not give a flying ****, which is the best option in multicultural situations.

Also, I find it kind of offensive that you didn't add people of intersex to your list of overly-sensitive cultures. You blatantly forgot about them, I feel that that particular group of people are obscure enough already in the eyes of society, and I think it's time to end intersex oppression.

[Linus Li Lelouch]

The insensitive and truly "Thick-Skinned" don't give a flying **** and therefore are the silent...majority?
-Sin

This right here is what I believe in, people are too sensitive these days, instead of finding something their born to do, they coward and look towards the past for answers, which in itself makes them look weak.

Be strong and face the future, forget the past, everything was all jacked up back then to begin with, why repeat the mistake, be the better person and stand up.

[Furore]

I believe it's solely ignorance and (specifically a lack of understanding) that causes any of these kinds of troubles. Though then again, overly sensitive types often add fuel to the fire...

Essentially the question I feel some should ask themselves though, is if people are doing something that doesn't really effect them, why act out against those people? It's not even bigger issues on their own neither. I've seen kids made fun out of just for not being in fashion or something else totally stupid.

[GypsyElder]

There are so many things wrong to point out in your OP that I don't even know where to start.

But yes everyone is a sensitive f*ck. *looks back at "gay word" thread*.

[Angel of Iniquity]

There are so many things wrong to point out in your OP that I don't even know where to start.

But yes everyone is a sensitive f*ck. *looks back at "gay word" thread*.

Point proven.

Anyways, what was wrong with my original post?
Those I guess you can say were personal facts.

[GypsyElder]

Anyways, what was wrong with my original post?
Those I guess you can say were personal facts.

No I'm just a sensitive human, and I find everything offensive I guess

[Angel of Iniquity]

No I'm just a sensitive human, and I find everything offensive I guess

LOL
Well, I guess you can say being sensitive in general is a dual edged saber.

[Clint]

Anyways, what was wrong with my original post?

I have no problem breaking down your original post and telling you exactly what was so offensive about it.

Girls tend to say 98 to all percent of men are pigs or no good. That in istelf is a dead statement which involves no intellectual processing and doesn't find terms in reality.

You're not only being sexist and generalizing, but you're saying that their thoughts are unintellectual and don't support reality. In your undertone, you're stating that men are superior to women.

Homosexuals, even when not judged against, are really rude in general. They I say, are trying to push their self worth higher than need.

You're not only being homophobic and generalizing, but you're stating that their self-worth isn't as important as people who aren't homosexual. Many people tend to be prejudges against gay people. Has it ever crossed your mind that they may need to feel more self-worth to compensate for the disapproval of so many?

Blacks always have this statement that the government owes them something for the past in which they hadn't partaken in.

Not only are you being racist and generalizing, but you're stating that black people aren't allowed to feel alienated that their ancestors were not only used as slaves for hundreds of years, but also that even after they were freed, they still weren't exactly free.

If you have a religion, make sure it makes sense to you before you attempt to convert others.

Like you said, religion is a whole different matter. You're not going to clearly understand a particular religion if you aren't a part of it, needless, that simple misunderstanding doesn't give you the right to tell people what does and doesn't make sense in regards to their faith.

If you didn't want to be offensive, you shouldn't have singled out cultures that have been alienated by society. I didn't see you mention rich white men.

[Zargabaath]

Blacks(don't kill me, I'm more than half black), always have this statement that the government owes them(us) something for the past in which they hadn't partaken in.

Not only are you being racist and generalizing, but you're stating that black people aren't allowed to feel alienated that their ancestors were not only used as slaves for hundreds of years, but also that even after they were freed, they still weren't exactly free.

I see the generalization but I don't see the racism there. It is talking about a race or ethnicity really but generalization is the problem. Kind of like Don Imus' remarks about "nappy-headed hoes" and how people said it was racist because of "nappy-headed". No that was a characteristic, it was sexist because of "hoes" but Don Imus has joked on everybody, every race, every culture before that incident. A shock jock like Howard Stern.

The older generation of blacks who suffered through the Civil Rights Era and before have legitimate complaints/grievances. But I think Angel of Iniquity was referring to the younger generation who was not involved with that who have no claim of wrong-doing. The crimes of the past do not carry over to the next generation. End of story.

I do feel that people are too sensitive or try to make situations be very sensitive to gain some sort of advantage. Too much political correctness. I like Ralphie May's stance - correctness (i.e. the truth). Glance over the Cam Newton situation with that critical review by Pro Football Weekly's Nolan Nowracki. Warren Moon, Cam Newton's advisor, said that Newton is getting unfairly criticized because Newton is black yet Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, & Ryan Mallet, recent white examples, were harshly criticized as well. Something bad happens to a black, play the race/minority card and so on for other cases. Never-ending story.

[Angel of Iniquity]

Holy crap, thanks Zargabaath ^-^"
That is what I meant, you couldn't have said it better.

I'm not being sexist. whoever says 98% of guys are pigs do not think about that manor, that is the truth and to combat that shows how little you understand about that.

I am generalizing because, that is what I see most out of the respective groups.

And guy, think.... Really.
Homosexuals feel the need to push their self worth ABOVE than needed, as in ABOVE everybody else. Learn to apply critical thinking if you are going to attempt to break my post instead of feigning names on me in general. [Ad Hominem]

I guess I should also say people who may be considered smarter than average, also tend to push their intellectual power on others... as in myself lol.
I'm red handed, I will purposely start problems with people just to pick them apart and watch them suffer hahaha. (don't judge me o.o)

Anyways, I meant for people to post what they think on sensitive people, not on my post.

[Zargabaath]

Holy crap, thanks Zargabaath ^-^"
That is what I meant, you couldn't have said it better.

And guy, think.... Really.
Homosexuals feel the need to push their self worth ABOVE than needed, as in ABOVE everybody else. Learn to apply critical thinking if you are going to attempt to break my post instead of feigning names on me in general. [Ad Hominem]

But you could have said it better which often time happens with your statements.

One who forms judgment on any point but cannot explain [it clearly] might as well never have thought at all on the subject - Pericles

As for Angel of Iniquity's view on homosexuals need to push their self worth above than needed. Here is an insightful clip [perhaps] by Ralphie May:

[Clint]

Homosexuals feel the need to push their self worth ABOVE than needed, as in ABOVE everybody else. Learn to apply critical thinking if you are going to attempt to break my post instead of feigning names on me in general.

For somebody who claims to be such an expert at critical thinking, you can't seem to get passed the whole stereotyping dilemma. I guess logical fallacies don't matter to somebody as intelligent as you.

I have yet to meet a single gay person who has felt the need to push his or her self-worth above my own. They're just people.

I guess I should also say people who may be considered smarter than average, also tend to push their intellectual power on others... as in myself lol.

I've yet to see how you're smarter than average.

I will purposely start problems with people just to pick them apart and watch them suffer

How are you not banned yet?

But I think Angel of Iniquity was referring to the younger generation who was not involved with that who have no claim of wrong-doing.

They may not have taken part in the Civil Rights Movement, but racism didn't die with the birth of equal rights. Despite the fact that they technically do have equal rights among society, there are still many people who look down on them and see them as an inferior culture. Everybody has a claim of wrong-doing. It doesn't matter which generation they're from.

[Dark-Knight Luna]

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Does that answer your question?

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[Angel of Iniquity]

For somebody who claims to be such an expert at critical thinking, you can't seem to get passed the whole stereotyping dilemma. I guess logical fallacies don't matter to somebody as intelligent as you.

Didn't I state at the beginning that I am learning about this stuff? It isn't stereotyping, it is generalizing from what I have seen, not everybody does it, but almost everybody from hence I seen does it.

I have yet to meet a single gay person who has felt the need to push his or her self-worth above my own. They're just people.

Didn't I say from what I have seen already? Perhaps your self worth is below anybodies preference so they don't have to show theirs above yours as theirs are already there.

I've yet to see how you're smarter than average.

Perhaps it is because I don't need to prove to a nobody anything. You are nothing more than a mere human that I can quickly forget about, which I say you should do about me.

How are you not banned yet?

How are your warnings so low with Flaimbating questions like this?????

They may not have taken part in the Civil Rights Movement, but racism didn't die with the birth of equal rights. Despite the fact that they technically do have equal rights among society, there are still many people who look down on them and see them as an inferior culture. Everybody has a claim of wrong-doing. It doesn't matter which generation they're from.

All I could do is laugh. Really, that's all...

[GypsyElder]

Okay. this isn't even my section, but I'm getting a little irritated, Just a little.

Angel, I agree with Zargabaath. Try to refrain from starting topics that you can't properly explain your reasoning to, because these kind of arguments are a reoccurring pattern. Also, there's no need to laugh at or degrade someone else's input on your posts. I don't understand how that's even funny and that actually comes off quite offensive to the reader. In any case, you're on thin ice with the level of warnings you already have so you should probably cool it. This is going to turn into an endless quote cycle of nothing that contributes to the topic.

Perhaps it is because I don't need to prove to a nobody anything. You are nothing more than a mere human that I can quickly forget about, which I say you should do about me.

You're right, you don't need to prove anything, so do that and move on with the topic.

[Alpha]

Are people too sensitive? Maybe.

Alternatively, and equally as likely, people are too insensitive, and lack an appreciation of why someone could possibly be offended, and lack sympathy when they are.

You can't prove anything either way.

[Zargabaath]

They may not have taken part in the Civil Rights Movement, but racism didn't die with the birth of equal rights. Despite the fact that they technically do have equal rights among society, there are still many people who look down on them and see them as an inferior culture. Everybody has a claim of wrong-doing. It doesn't matter which generation they're from.

I think though that they are trying to claim those past transgressions against their ancestors as their own. That is where the problem lies. Second a grievance against one black person does not apply to the whole community. The crime is against the victim & only the victim - not their race, ethnicity, country, etc. You could argue that certain crimes/wrong-doings can affect the community, regardless the only person(s) wronged are the victims.

If everybody has a claim to wrong-doing then why are some singled out? Why are some cases lifted up to a higher level?

[Clint]

If everybody has a claim to wrong-doing then why are some singled out? Why are some cases lifted up to a higher level?

It depends on the sensitivity of the subject. Slavery, for example, is a very sensitive subject, and although it doesn't have anything to do with anybody alive today, it has a great deal to do with African American history, which coincides with African American culture.

And while it's true that nobody today has been wronged by American slavery, it would be insensitive for somebody to tell them that they shouldn't feel sensitively about it.

The same can be said about racism. Like whenever some well known public figure blurts a racial slur singling out and derogatory to a particular culture, it's a huge slap in the face towards that entire culture. It's the same when a story of a single victim of racial discrimination is published in writing or told in news. Frankly, people just get angry.

The same thing can be said about instances involving sexism, homophobia, and any other generalization. The circumstances may be different, but the situations are the same. These cases are held on a higher level because they're no joking matter.

[Alpha]

The crime is against the victim & only the victim - not their race, ethnicity, country, etc.

This is getting borderline off topic, but I have to disagree with this. When a crime is against an individual because of their race, ethnicity, country, etc., it has moved beyond individual consequence.

Don't want to make this extreme, but it is pertinent: the holocaust. It was more than the killing of millions of individuals. It was genocide against entire races/sexualities/religions. Do Jews today have any right to invoke the Shoah? According to your logic, they would not.

[Selcopa]

Didn't realize africans were the only people who were enslaved, hell you can get romanian slaves for about $2,000 these days.

"**** that you can't have the rainbow" I love it hahahaha.

[Dan558]

I would say people arn't sensitive enough. When it comes to considering consequences people are far more likely to just ignore them and act like idiots or not speak up against other idiots.

When people "live and let live" the world crumbles morally because noone seems to care when it goes down the crapper. You get people being perfectly happy with underage pregnancy, substance abuse and even physical abuse (whether to themselves doing something stupid or hurting someone else). You get people throwing their lives away or staying in bad relationships because everything's "not a big deal" so they do nothing about it and noone else speaks up.

People should be more sensitive to keep the world on track, but that's too much to ask for these days. All that being said of coarse there is an extreme in the other direction too.

[Zargabaath]

When people "live and let live" the world crumbles morally because noone seems to care when it goes down the crapper. You get people being perfectly happy with underage pregnancy, substance abuse and even physical abuse (whether to themselves doing something stupid or hurting someone else). You get people throwing their lives away or staying in bad relationships because everything's "not a big deal" so they do nothing about it and noone else speaks up.

People should be more sensitive to keep the world on track, but that's too much to ask for these days. All that being said of coarse there is an extreme in the other direction too.

I do not know if caring about underage pregnancy, substance abuse, and/or physical abuse would be considered sensitive to the subject. At least in relations to the OP.


I do, however, sympathize with your statements a bit. My girlfriend and I were watching Teen Mom/Teen Pregnancy, or something on MTV, and I said, "Why are we watching this? This type of behavior shouldn't be endorsed/supported. I turned the channel because that is how I could be pro-active. Not watching cuts into their viewer ratings, commercials have less of an audience, albeit a minuscule difference.

[Sinister]

I wouldn't dare try to convince people who are active and empathetic to various causes and plights to turn to apathy. Not at all. You are all part of the system of balance. The truth is that for every stance there is a polar opposite lying in wait. It does create a balance for these social issues that is very important to human life.

But I just do not like being interrupted and chastised because someone in earshot thinks something I've said is offensive. Namely, because they assume that I use whatever that term as a standard attack on a demographic or that I am perpetuating a meme of hatred against a certain group of people. I DO NOT like people seeing my words as tinkertoys with which they can build a socio-political soapbox. As a rule it doesn't happen often because I say what I mean and mean every word of it...and for the most part they're all inoffensive.

-Sin

[Dan558]

I do not know if caring about underage pregnancy, substance abuse, and/or physical abuse would be considered sensitive to the subject. At least in relations to the OP.


I do, however, sympathize with your statements a bit. My girlfriend and I were watching Teen Mom/Teen Pregnancy, or something on MTV, and I said, "Why are we watching this? This type of behavior shouldn't be endorsed/supported. I turned the channel because that is how I could be pro-active. Not watching cuts into their viewer ratings, commercials have less of an audience, albeit a minuscule difference.

good to hear at least that`s something. That kind of show is exactly the kind of thing that somehow gets by in this world as normal or even supported. It`s insane. Anyways, as I was writing my post I realized it was somewhat off topic but its kinda the thing that is really eating me today and it roughly fit here.