“we should be able to ban furries!!!!!1!” wrong! kill the part of you that cringes
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just cause some are zoophiles n stuff doesn’t mean all of them are bad
Don't know names, cause I don't get involved with them, cause I’m not stupid
None myself, but I’ve seen too many questionable actions on their part.
People do have the right to dislike something, even if you, I, or someone else disagrees. I like to think that most people have a reason to dislike something, even if that reason is not based well on scientific literature (and more on personal experience and anecdotes).
Nonetheless, it is not really for us to decide whether a belief is more or less “correct” and should be abandoned.
There may be a problem, however, when those beliefs translate to acts of hatred, because acts of hatred do negatively affect people. There’s a fine line between disliking furries and acting on that hatred, e.g., by physically or psychologically abusing those perceived as furries.
Sure, it’s a problem, but ignoring dissenting opinions is an equally large problem (imo).
Do some research into the “spiral of silence” theory. The gist of it is that opinions that are not expressed as much publicly tend to become less and less expressed, and those that are expressed a lot publicly tend to become more prevalent. This spiral leads to some opinions becoming “dominant” even when the actual number of people having those opinions is the same. Thus, it’s pretty important to keep dissenting opinions alive, or else those who have those opinions will be afraid to speak out in fear of social isolation (and the expression of the opinion will become more and more scarce).
there is a difference between “hm, i don’t like linux, i prefer windows” and “furries are fucking cringe i hate them”. one should be encouraged, and the other one should be considered critically so that the base reason the view is held can be found.
Well, it’s worth considering how these two examples differ in the severity of the opinion being expressed. It does not necessarily appear to be a problem with the opinion itself, but the way it’s being communicated. The first example is communicated politely while the second one is mean-spirited.
What if we switched their degrees around, though?:
“Linux users are fucking cringe and I hate them”
“I don’t like furries, I prefer non-furries”
The orders are reversed and the way they’re interpreted gets reversed, too. When we phrase it this way, the second example appears a lot less intimidating, even though the actual opinion remains the same. In contrast, the first example—which was once a polite expression of a preference—is a lot more unpleasant and offensive.
oh I was wondering why I didn’t understand what this post was referring to
He said in a post “give me one reason why furries aren't cringe” (exact words) and lily turned that into what you see on this post.
To put it plainly.
I’m pretty sure I saw @chaoticneutral (jokingly) talk specifically about banning users who are cringe, but I forget where and I don’t care to check.
Could you please not tag me directly? I get notified every time and I have nothing to contribute here.
this quote is entirely irrelevant, and “turned into the post” doesn’t make sense
I was wondering what you meant by this until I realized his comment also has words in it, I meant “ah that’s why” as in “ah it’s because it involves a user I had no idea even existed until now”
Most furries aren’t even cringe :( I’ve known a few and they were all really nice