Why are people so judgy and easily offended now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are very sensitive to word choices and what they mean/imply. If you are describing a woman - say "woman," if you "have a wife" say you are "married" or have a "partner."

Yes, but why are things different now? What caused the shift? Do you think it’s a good or bad thing? I feel like in 10-20 years the language that 25 year olds feel is acceptable now will be considered offensive in some other way.

They're not. You've just been roaming around unchecked. But really, some folks are real WORD people, like the choice of words matters. Plenty of other folks are IMPLIED INTENTION folks. It can definitely cause issues in relationships, don't see why other interactions would be different.

They are different. It all started with the looney left going kray kray after trump's election. Suddenly, buildings and statues who have been in place for decades were offensive and taken down or changed. Suddenly you have white liberals aggressively pushing the term latinx on hispanics (like me) who hate the term and won't use it. Suddenly everything is woke including new woke pronouns pushed on lib social media and everywhere else. I didn't even know what the heck a cis (gender) was until it was aggressively pushed on me by the lefty white people.

Nice try. I definitely never wanted to see the statues of the traitors/losers all over our country. No sane democracy does that. I also don't like being called AA. I say Black, because that's my comfort. It's other people that are hung up on proper phrasing and dare I say think 'Black' is a bad thing. So if it's not you saying it, who cares if they use Latinx in an effort to be inclusive and you can keep calling yourself hispanic? It's your prerogative.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:because they are liberals who want to be offended any way they can. And criticize while they are at it!

And the product boycotts of Bud Light, Carhartt, Target, Yeti coolers, etc. for being insufficiently hostile to gay people were.. ?

What does Bud Light have to do with gay people?

We’re in a coma for the past 6 months?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many people get offended by the word “abortion” by not by the word “guns”. The incoherence is quite disturbing.

Perhaps shades of meaning are hard for you.

Abortion refers to the ripping of a young human from the womb. That’s it. (There’s “abort” as in to stop a mission, but when “abortion” is used, see above.

“Guns” may be semiautomatic weapons, hunting rifles for those who hunt food, rifles used for the Olympic biathalon, water guns, heck even nice-looking arms.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are very sensitive to word choices and what they mean/imply. If you are describing a woman - say "woman," if you "have a wife" say you are "married" or have a "partner."

Yes, but why are things different now? What caused the shift? Do you think it’s a good or bad thing? I feel like in 10-20 years the language that 25 year olds feel is acceptable now will be considered offensive in some other way.

They're not. You've just been roaming around unchecked. But really, some folks are real WORD people, like the choice of words matters. Plenty of other folks are IMPLIED INTENTION folks. It can definitely cause issues in relationships, don't see why other interactions would be different.

They are different. It all started with the looney left going kray kray after trump's election. Suddenly, buildings and statues who have been in place for decades were offensive and taken down or changed. Suddenly you have white liberals aggressively pushing the term latinx on hispanics (like me) who hate the term and won't use it. Suddenly everything is woke including new woke pronouns pushed on lib social media and everywhere else. I didn't even know what the heck a cis (gender) was until it was aggressively pushed on me by the lefty white people.

Nice try. I definitely never wanted to see the statues of the traitors/losers all over our country. No sane democracy does that. I also don't like being called AA. I say Black, because that's my comfort. It's other people that are hung up on proper phrasing and dare I say think 'Black' is a bad thing. So if it's not you saying it, who cares if they use Latinx in an effort to be inclusive and you can keep calling yourself hispanic? It's your prerogative.

A sane democracy would say it's part of our history, however bad or good it was, and it stays. Why try to pretend nothing ever happened in our history? Those statues and buildings were named for what good change the person it was named after brought forth. Saying Black is definitely not a bad thing and never was. People walk on eggshells because they're afraid of being offensive but it's gone overboard now. Now we have men (I've seen 6'2" men in women's clothes walk into women's bathrooms and called out by security). Latinx as a term itself to include what a latino/a identifies with doesn't bother me but it's the way it's pushed onto a whole group of people who never even thought this phrase up. It was only created out of the woke movement to gain the gay latin vote and support. All of this just makes people more afraid to offend.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:because they are liberals who want to be offended any way they can. And criticize while they are at it!

This. And it’s the millennials. Gen X isn’t so prickly.

I'm a millenial at 42 and grew up when people weren't sheep or easily offended which more than I can say for the libs or gene. Latinx lmao. Traveling to Texas is a relief.

Liberals and especially progressives are offended at absolutely everything!

It is getting more and more ridiculous.

Like taking a knee on the sidelines of a football game?

- Yes, exactly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone I meet is like this but maybe 1 out of 3. Usually they’re on the younger side, under 40. Both online and offline. They twist your words to mean something completely different.

Example, using the word “female” to describe a woman which I occasionally do, and have heard countless other women use it in the exact same context. I sometimes get called out for it by these easy to offend types.

Another person got offended when I said I have a wife, key word *have*, implying that I somehow meant that my wife was my literal property simply because I used a possessive verb.

In another example, I was giving advice to a younger family member who is having financial troubles and is starting out in the art field, I mentioned that art is known to not pay too well in general, they told me this comment was offensive as if I was diminishing the importance of the art profession.

Calling out people for using “females” seems kinda racist (on the part of the offended person).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not everyone I meet is like this but maybe 1 out of 3. Usually they’re on the younger side, under 40. Both online and offline. They twist your words to mean something completely different.

Example, using the word “female” to describe a woman which I occasionally do, and have heard countless other women use it in the exact same context. I sometimes get called out for it by these easy to offend types.

Another person got offended when I said I have a wife, key word *have*, implying that I somehow meant that my wife was my literal property simply because I used a possessive verb.

In another example, I was giving advice to a younger family member who is having financial troubles and is starting out in the art field, I mentioned that art is known to not pay too well in general, they told me this comment was offensive as if I was diminishing the importance of the art profession.

Calling out people for using “females” seems kinda racist (on the part of the offended person).

Thats true. Most rappers / R&B artists use the word females.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:because they are liberals who want to be offended any way they can. And criticize while they are at it!

true

+1. Much like MAo's cultural revolution. Speech is now being controlled. Thinking is being controlled. See 1984

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not everyone I meet is like this but maybe 1 out of 3. Usually they’re on the younger side, under 40. Both online and offline. They twist your words to mean something completely different.

Example, using the word “female” to describe a woman which I occasionally do, and have heard countless other women use it in the exact same context. I sometimes get called out for it by these easy to offend types.

Another person got offended when I said I have a wife, key word *have*, implying that I somehow meant that my wife was my literal property simply because I used a possessive verb.

In another example, I was giving advice to a younger family member who is having financial troubles and is starting out in the art field, I mentioned that art is known to not pay too well in general, they told me this comment was offensive as if I was diminishing the importance of the art profession.

Calling out people for using “females” seems kinda racist (on the part of the offended person).

Thats true. Most rappers / R&B artists use the word females.

Was just listening to the radio-safe version of Lil Jon’s “Get Low,” last night in the car with the kids on the way home from the game.

He does use “females” in the chorus (and, what exactly is wrong with that?!?)

“To the window (to the window)
To the wall (to the wall)
Till the sweat drop down my balls (my balls)
Till all these females crawl (crawl) “

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many people get offended by the word “abortion” by not by the word “guns”. The incoherence is quite disturbing.

Perhaps shades of meaning are hard for you.

Abortion refers to the ripping of a young human from the womb. That’s it. (There’s “abort” as in to stop a mission, but when “abortion” is used, see above.

“Guns” may be semiautomatic weapons, hunting rifles for those who hunt food, rifles used for the Olympic biathalon, water guns, heck even nice-looking arms.

You sound triggered

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone I meet is like this but maybe 1 out of 3. Usually they’re on the younger side, under 40. Both online and offline. They twist your words to mean something completely different.

Example, using the word “female” to describe a woman which I occasionally do, and have heard countless other women use it in the exact same context. I sometimes get called out for it by these easy to offend types.

Why are you calling human females 'female?' They are women. If you are using female as an adjective,, that would be different (i.e. "I know a couple of female stock car racers.")

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not everyone I meet is like this but maybe 1 out of 3. Usually they’re on the younger side, under 40. Both online and offline. They twist your words to mean something completely different.

Example, using the word “female” to describe a woman which I occasionally do, and have heard countless other women use it in the exact same context. I sometimes get called out for it by these easy to offend types.

Why are you calling human females 'female?' They are women. If you are using female as an adjective,, that would be different (i.e. "I know a couple of female stock car racers.")

I don’t know; ask Lil’ Jon why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All women are de facto human, but not all females are human, so the term female can sound dehumanizing. It mostly depends on context. If you're not having a discussion about medicine or biology, you should just default to women.

thank you for this explanation, which nost should have learned in school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone I meet is like this but maybe 1 out of 3. Usually they’re on the younger side, under 40. Both online and offline. They twist your words to mean something completely different.

Example, using the word “female” to describe a woman which I occasionally do, and have heard countless other women use it in the exact same context. I sometimes get called out for it by these easy to offend types.

Another person got offended when I said I have a wife, key word *have*, implying that I somehow meant that my wife was my literal property simply because I used a possessive verb.

In another example, I was giving advice to a younger family member who is having financial troubles and is starting out in the art field, I mentioned that art is known to not pay too well in general, they told me this comment was offensive as if I was diminishing the importance of the art profession.

Calling out people for using “females” seems kinda racist (on the part of the offended person).

Thats true. Most rappers / R&B artists use the word females.

Was just listening to the radio-safe version of Lil Jon’s “Get Low,” last night in the car with the kids on the way home from the game.

He does use “females” in the chorus (and, what exactly is wrong with that?!?)

“To the window (to the window)
To the wall (to the wall)
Till the sweat drop down my balls (my balls)
Till all these females crawl (crawl) “

All these female WHAT? kittens, turtles, dogs, osprey? It is non-specific and frankly, not intended to be the most flattering way to refer to women. And a rap song--or any other--should not be relied upon to bolster one's argument about language.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not everyone I meet is like this but maybe 1 out of 3. Usually they’re on the younger side, under 40. Both online and offline. They twist your words to mean something completely different.

Example, using the word “female” to describe a woman which I occasionally do, and have heard countless other women use it in the exact same context. I sometimes get called out for it by these easy to offend types.

Why are you calling human females 'female?' They are women. If you are using female as an adjective,, that would be different (i.e. "I know a couple of female stock car racers.")

I don’t know; ask Lil’ Jon why.

I am asking OP, whom I presume remembers some of his grammar lessons from school, not a useless rapper unconcerned with so-called standard grammar and language. And women have expressed their disgust with said rapper's use of females, as well.