Posted by gardenergirl on July 21, 2010, at 15:13:21 [reposted on July 22, 2010, at 16:44:56 | original URL]
In reply to Re: being blocked again » europerep, posted by chujoe on July 20, 2010, at 15:49:10
> Well, you know, statements themselves can be offensive & to retreat into "I FEEL offended" language actually seems sort of slippery & dishonest to me.
I disagree. I think it's more honest, because it's "closer" to the source, i.e. the source of the feeling of being offended is within the person who feels it, not within what triggers the feelings.
> I mean, say someone posted "English professors are idiots" -- would I be allowed to say that this statement is offensive, or would I simply have to say "I feel offended" by the statement? There is a considerable difference.
There is a difference, you're right. Saying a statement is offensive is passing judgment or criticism on another, and that is not considered civil here. Reporting your response to a statement as in, "I feel offended", is only a reflection of your response to it, and is not an explicit judgment or criticism of another's words/behavior.
gg
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