Suppressing insults and other so-called hate speech only ends up suppressing the truth. From Eric Peters at ericpetersautos.com:
No one likes being insulted – especially people without a sense of humor. But whether one likes it is beside the point.
“Insult” are – or at least, can be – subjective. A matter of feelings. Some people consider it insulting – hateful, even – to (as they style it) “misgender” someone. That is, to use the pronoun (e.g., Mr. or ma’am, or sir) that objectively and so correctly corresponds with their biology rather than their feelings. There are many other similar examples of affronted feelings, with the affronted characterizing those who affronted their feelings as having insulted them. This has elaborated into their being hateful – with that latter being tantamount to criminal.
Which is to say, actionable.
Not in the sense of flipping whomever the bird. In the sense of demanding the person deemed insulting – or hateful – be punished for his “crime.”
It is said – by the affronted – that this is necessary else “hate” will spread. In fact, what will happen is that truth will be suppressed, because practically anything that someone says can be said to hurt the feelings of someone else. Note that it does not matter whether what’s been said is true.
Frankensteiner was the best one from a coworker in early 2000s.
Added to the Lexicon after a laugh but I don’t think that was the desired result?
Love that scene in The Devil’s Rejects where Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) insults his Afro homie Charlie Altamont (Ken Foree) and they go back and forth.
Guys insult each other and don’t mean it, girls compliment each other and don’t mean it.
Breaking from Snoop Dogg:
Bitch Please (Instrumental)
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Misgendering is not an insult. It’s injecting a little reality.