Because I'm irritated...

[leethet]

...and this is the best place to vent that.



I'm irritated by people who pretend to be offering a rational argument about something they don't like, while they are in fact irrationally and ignorantly hostile to it, have never open mindedly examined it, know nothing of it, wish to know nothing of it and use as evidence against it the random opinions of other uninformed foes. How can you ever hope to comprehend something or someone when all you feel toward it is contempt based on no actual information, something you can't be bothered to learn about but can only be bothered to mock? How can you stand back and accept only misinformation and propaganda from admitted foes of something and pretend you have anything like a rational opinion about it?

Hm. I don't feel much better.

Comments

Re: If it is a grudge...

[st-crispins.livejournal.com]

so that you get the benefit of insulting us without taking the responsibility of saying it yourself

Yes, that felt underhanded to me because there's no good way to reply.

Re: If it is a grudge...

[tgabrielle.livejournal.com]

so that you get the benefit of insulting us without taking the responsibility of saying it yourself

Yes, that felt underhanded to me because there's no good way to reply.

Re: If it is a grudge...

[tgabrielle.livejournal.com]

Um, sorry that wasn't my reply above--those were YOUR replies.

I didn't understand the purpose of those offensive annecdotes except to antagonize and ridicule. They were too crude and belittling to start a dialogue and I was amazed the list mods didn't step in. (Except to eventually defend him from misinterpretation).

Re: If it is a grudge...

[leethet.livejournal.com]

Exactly. He then was free to say "Oh, I didn't say that." Perhaps not, but then why was he quoting it? If he disagreed, why repeat the offensive quote in the first place? That he knew it was offensive is evidenced in his "sorry if this offended" disclaimer. It's a cheap shot, a way of posting insults without taking responsibility for being insulting. The thing is, have the courage of your opinions and convictions. If he does dislike slash so much (as seems to be the case -- and as is certainly his privilege), why not have the balls to say so, rather than using insulting remarks from random strangers?