Chunky Stool
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I like pickles.
why do you hate political correctness?
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bearkat42
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Shit, me too.
Olive Drab Green
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Dill, sweet, bread and butter? I like Dill and BnB.
bearkat42
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All of the above, and you can throw sour in there as well.
Olive Drab Green
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Good shit.
Chunky Stool
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Yep, what he said.
ThickStemz
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Yeah because kids at college are the poster Children of oppression.
Olive Drab Green
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To be fair, not all college students are rich or getting a free ride, either. I'm not, and I nearly died to have what I have. Like, I earned it, and at the same time, I'm very grateful and not taking for granted that I have such an opportunity. So, you can't necessarily be general about that. I mean, fuck, a lot of them come out with hundreds of thousands in debt.
Chunky Stool
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I worked all the way through college & still needed help with tuition. Never even had a car. Still grateful though. It gave me grit.
ttystikk
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Like me. No one paid for my college or bought me a new car to drive there. And I still owe a not so small fortune in loan repayment.
ttystikk
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Fuckin right it did. Bet that grit has come in handy since, hasn't it?
bearkat42
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You'll figure it out one day, or maybe you won't.
Chunky Stool
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Big time!
There have been times when grit was all I had left. It has literally saved my life more than once.
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ttystikk
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It gives one not only the ability to survive adversity, but thus the chance to plan for it and be ready, or even prevent disaster altogether. Grit is what will save the world from the greed that would destroy it, if given the chance.
Fogdog
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nope, we don't all judge. Why do right wingers assume other people are the same as they are? Which explains why they are haters of the idea that to avoid saying things that give gratuitous offence is somehow censorship. Right wing ideology is a form of intellectual glaucoma. Wingnuts can't seem to get that there are different people in this world.
Here's a good article from the Economist regarding their view of political correctness in writing.
So strike a balance. If you judge that a group wishes to be known by a particular term, that the term is widely understood and that using any other would seem odd, old-fashioned or offensive, then use it. Context may be important: Coloured is a common term in South Africa for people of mixed race; it is not considered derogatory. Elsewhere it may be. Remember that both times and terms change: expressions that were in common use a few decades ago are now odious.
This paragraph ends with what I think of as a golden rule regarding how to treat others
Nothing is to be gained by casually insulting your readers.
http://www.economist.com/style-guide/political-correctness
Fogdog
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dill or sweet? For me, there is nothing like a quarter section of a big dill pickle to go along with a pastrami sandwich. And maybe a cold dark beer to wash it all down.
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Olive Drab Green
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Some Arrogant Bastard or DuClaw SBJ.
smokinschwag
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It's the strong emphasis on words that I find silly. They're arbitrary symbols that have no meaning in and of themselves, only the sentiments that you yourself have attached. What I believe to be most important are one's intentions when they use these symbols. Don't hate words, hate the bitter and caustic attitude of those using them as a means of hurting other people.
And yes, the world is made up of many individuals, and understanding our differences is vital for understanding one another. But I refuse to dilute myself and my ideas, to focus heavily on trivialities, and to spend half my time making sure that I don't offend someone's delicate sensibilities.
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smokinschwag
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Fogdog. One more thing. Did this little back and forth of ours not begin with your referring to me a "racist European-American asshole"? If I recall correctly, you gave me this label without first asking me to explain myself.
Perhaps you'll say something like, "Well, it was obvious he's a this or that based on the contents of his post." Well, that's your prerogative, but to give someone such a title isn't a small thing. Not just that, but it was given rather hastily as well.
Why Fogdog....Did you, well, JUDGE ME!
I'm only kidding. I'm a white dude. I'm fair game.
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