RE: origins...
December 1, 2018 at 8:07 am
(This post was last modified: December 1, 2018 at 8:10 am by Brian37.)
"Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions," Thomas Jefferson.
It is false to assume all blasphemy, humor or sarcasm is a form of bullying.
If one is talking about using sarcasm as an oppressed minority it is a way of coping, not bullying.
But in family situations or friends or co workers, teasing is a form of endearment, not bullying.
Bullying is when you are in a position of power, and the victim has no way to walk away from the situation and they are using their position as a form of satisfying their need for power over others.
Ridicule, " Gabriel put on a Barry White Album for God and told Mary he was in the mood."
Bullying, " Christians have no right to challenge the existence of Allah in Saudi Arabia."
Friendly teasing, " Rubber Ducky's Cowchips can bite me, my Skins will get them next year."
So please know the difference between responding to an absurd claim, oppression and bullying, and friendly teasing.
"There is no such thing as a magic baby with super powers". Is only offensive to those who don't want to consider they got it wrong.
If you get to go to sleep at night without fear of physical harm every night, then the only thing you are getting is offended. That is not insecurity on our part or deflecting on our part. It is why I also say, I refuse l to blindly swallow old mythology just because it sounds good to some. But nobody is going to barbecue your kittens or rape your women.
I think you merely want to paint us as the bad guy merely because we wont play your game.
It is false to assume all blasphemy, humor or sarcasm is a form of bullying.
If one is talking about using sarcasm as an oppressed minority it is a way of coping, not bullying.
But in family situations or friends or co workers, teasing is a form of endearment, not bullying.
Bullying is when you are in a position of power, and the victim has no way to walk away from the situation and they are using their position as a form of satisfying their need for power over others.
Ridicule, " Gabriel put on a Barry White Album for God and told Mary he was in the mood."
Bullying, " Christians have no right to challenge the existence of Allah in Saudi Arabia."
Friendly teasing, " Rubber Ducky's Cowchips can bite me, my Skins will get them next year."
So please know the difference between responding to an absurd claim, oppression and bullying, and friendly teasing.
"There is no such thing as a magic baby with super powers". Is only offensive to those who don't want to consider they got it wrong.
If you get to go to sleep at night without fear of physical harm every night, then the only thing you are getting is offended. That is not insecurity on our part or deflecting on our part. It is why I also say, I refuse l to blindly swallow old mythology just because it sounds good to some. But nobody is going to barbecue your kittens or rape your women.
I think you merely want to paint us as the bad guy merely because we wont play your game.
