[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Only in response to the left wing calling them racists in the first place. If you call people names they will likely retaliate.

A racist is a thing.... A snowflake is not a thing.

You can't invent words to suggest there is an issue with an ideology.... THAT is silly and childish, making up imaginary words because you dislike what someone is saying to you :/

But racist words and deeds are clearly defined, if you hold a racist ideology and someone calls you a racist you can't counter with an invention.... :/

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

A racist is a thing.... A snowflake is not a thing.

You can't invent words to suggest there is an issue with an ideology.... THAT is silly and childish, making up imaginary words because you dislike what someone is saying to you :/

But racist words and deeds are clearly defined, if you hold a racist ideology and someone calls you a racist you can't counter with an invention.... :/

A snowflake is as much a thing as Islamophobia - a made up word you are quite familiar with I believe. Take that as you will.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

A snowflake is as much a thing as Islamophobia - a made up word you are quite familiar with I believe. Take that as you will.

And yet you will defend to the death the reality and existence of terms like snowflake, PC and SJW only you can't when asked define those terms, they are too vague, too broad.
Yet everyone knows what an Islamophobe is, it's someone with a irrational or biased view of Muslims.

If you are using and accepting of made up terms used as a descriptor for a person or group with a certain standpoint then why is this one any different?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

And yet you will defend to the death the reality and existence of terms like snowflake, PC and SJW only you can't when asked define those terms, they are too vague, too broad.
Yet everyone knows what an Islamophobe is, it's someone with a irrational or biased view of Muslims.

If you are using and accepting of made up terms used as a descriptor for a person or group with a certain standpoint then why is this one any different?

Kizzy I don’t defend them - I use them in response to the regular name calling from some directed at those right of centre ie bigot, racist etc. And doing so has demonstrated to me and no doubt many others that those initiating that type of behaviour don’t like a dose of their own medicine as I suspected. It really is as simple as that.

If people want actual debate rather than to shut down opposing views - don’t resort to that or others will do the same and discussion remains stagnant. Objecting to others responding to like with like is conveniently one-sided don’t you think.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Kizzy I don’t defend them - I use them in response to the regular name calling from some directed at those right of centre ie bigot, racist etc. And doing so has demonstrated to me and no doubt many others that those initiating that type of behaviour don’t like a dose of their own medicine as I suspected. It really is as simple as that.

If people want actual debate rather than to shut down opposing views - don’t resort to that or others will do the same and discussion remains stagnant. Objecting to others responding to like with like is conveniently one-sided don’t you think.

You do... and you have explained x amounts of times that these terms apply to young people, people on the left, people at university.

They are not always used in retaliation... a word you have used a number of times recently but as a descriptor for people with whom you don't agree. People who have never accused you of anything.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

You do... and you have explained x amounts of times that these terms apply to young people, people on the left, people at university.

They are not always used in retaliation... a word you have used a number of times recently but as a descriptor for people with whom you don't agree. People who have never accused you of anything.

How do you know that - previous comments don’t have to be in the post actually responded to, or even the thread, but previous comments from that person still being bandied about generally.

And it is mainly young people that act this way, although not always of course, who then get on their high horse at a dose of the same. Rarely a lesson learned though unfortunately.