Understanding political incorrectness.

[MrFun]

Geesh - I think I really pushed one of my friend's buttons on Facebook today. In a thread on one of our mutual's friends Facebook page, the friend started the thread with a joke about Tea Baggers.

Then, this friend of mine who is against political correctness in general, and likes to speak his mind even if it's offensive to other people, had the audacity to express offense at the term, Tea Baggers.

The way I wrote my response, it indicated that I think it's hypocritical for politically incorrect people to express offense only at some slurs, but not other slurs. That's when he popped a vein in his neck I guess, going on a long tangent in Facebook about how this is simply him being against mean spirited people, and saying how much turned off he was by my post.

But isn't being politically incorrect based on the willingness to be mean spirited?

[giblets]

Wow, you called him a hypocrite and then he proved you right.

[Garth Vader]

He probably misread your post because of all the ball sweat and pubes in his eyes.

[Zoetstofzoetje]

don't argue with people on facebook. you don't want to provide a show.

[SlowwHand]

http://failbook.failblog.org/

[loinburger]

But isn't being politically incorrect based on the willingness to be mean spirited?

No, there's a difference between insensitivity and mean-spiritedness. The former means that you don't care who you offend, the latter means that your intent is to offend.

[Japher]

He probably misread your post because of all the ball sweat and pubes in his eyes.

[MrFun]

No, there's a difference between insensitivity and mean-spiritedness. The former means that you don't care who you offend, the latter means that your intent is to offend.

fair enough

[MrFun]

http://failbook.failblog.org/

There really is such a site?

[MrFun]

Wow, you called him a hypocrite and then he proved you right.

Yeah - I thought I would call it like I see it.

If you want to be a politically incorrect jackass, be ready to roll with the punches when you hear slurs that YOU do not like.

[Japher]

how do you unsuscribe to threads?

[MrFun]

What does this have to do with this thread's topic?

[Japher]

for some reason my profile got set to automatically subscribe to threads and then get email notices everytime someone posted in them... that's weird. Fixed now.

Why does everything have to be about this thread in the thread?

[giblets]

What does this have to do with this thread's topic?

He thinks the topic is boring, I guess.

[ColdWizard]

Yeah - I thought I would call it like I see it.

If you want to be a politically incorrect jackass, be ready to roll with the punches when you hear slurs that YOU do not like.

Your friend is an idiot

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