(August 5, 2015 at 5:45 pm)paulpablo Wrote:Quote:And there is a rule against flaming, which involves insulting members, so it would be easy enough for a highly developed piece of political incorrectness to be a violation of forum rules.
But this rule is for someone who is insulting a person, if I just give examples of politically incorrect words another person might find those words offensive but the person using those words as an example isn't directly insulting anyone even if sensitive people get offended.
If I say "Mong is an offensive word because it is both slightly racist and prejudice against disabled people" I'm not insulting anyone by stating this, I'm just stating an opinion about a word.
If the topic was let's all insult a member of the forum then you might have a point but using politically incorrect words to give examples of what politically incorrect words are shouldn't really offend people I think. As long as there's no hidden agenda to insult anyone or anything like that. Which there definitely wasn't in that crazy post I previously put on here.
Additionally I think I won the competition of the most politically incorrect post so far, just sayin.
The task is not just to be politically incorrect. The task is to be maximally politically incorrect. So the insulting aspect of it must be maximized to satisfy the requirement. Don't you think a hidden agenda would help maximize the insulting nature of the comment?
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
