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In reply to the discussion: What the heck is a microaggression, anyway? [View all]Number23
(24,544 posts)and sexual orientations trying to explain to the OP that what he was saying was ignorant and/or tone deaf and/or really offensive. Not only did he not delete the OP but hunkered down further with more "jokes" with his pals. In my years on this planet, I have seen or received this type of response more times than I can count whenever someone has been told they've said something offensive. It is not new and it sure as hell isn't cute.
The problem is that for every person that challenged that really nasty, stupid OP, there were almost as many folks cheering it and the OP along -- as per usual. Calling the posters who object to that kind of language "apologists" "haters" or whatever and even chasing after the people who objected to what was at best, a meaningless nothing of an OP, and at worse, a really offensive expression from a person with a well known reputation for offending. Again, this is exactly the type of response that anyone would have expected.
You would think that if you identify as a liberal or a Democrat and you always find yourself at odds with women, with poc and with gays, that you'd take a step back and try to figure out what the problem is. The last thing you'd want to be seen doing over and over and over and over again is pissing off and dismissing minorities. But then, I don't think the ones who do that kind of thing are "liberals" or Democrats at all, and sure as hell aren't the kind of people I want on my side on any matter.