Tue Aug 14, 2012, 10:45 PM
Odin2005 (53,521 posts)
I really hate the "It's MY PERSPECTIVE" shit.
Something that really irks me is that it seems like in the past 40 years or so the "personal perspective" has been put on a glowing pedestal to the detriment of objectivity. If someone is offended by the world "niggardly" then it is offensive, the objective fact that it has no relationship to the N-word is simply ignored. If you correct some woo-woo's factual errors you are condemned for "not respecting their own perspective". Tell someone that menstrual cycles have nothing to do with the Moon you are condemned for preferring objective fact over "what women just know". It seems like people are pressured to "respect people's perspectives", that is, don't ever "offend" anybody by telling them they are wrong, and thus "privileging one perspective over another".
This crap seems to go hand in hand with the rise of Postmodern Social Theory in Academia, in which there are no objective truths, just narrative "realities" unique to each person.
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Odin2005 | Aug 2012 | OP |
msatty99 | Aug 2012 | #1 | |
HopeHoops | Aug 2012 | #2 | |
rug | Aug 2012 | #3 | |
ohiosmith | Aug 2012 | #4 | |
rug | Aug 2012 | #5 | |
ohiosmith | Aug 2012 | #6 | |
rug | Aug 2012 | #7 | |
ohiosmith | Aug 2012 | #8 | |
rug | Aug 2012 | #9 | |
ohiosmith | Aug 2012 | #10 | |
rug | Aug 2012 | #11 | |
ohiosmith | Aug 2012 | #12 | |
rug | Aug 2012 | #15 | |
Ptah | Aug 2012 | #13 | |
ohiosmith | Aug 2012 | #14 | |
rug | Aug 2012 | #16 | |
Bertha Venation | Aug 2012 | #17 | |
Odin2005 | Aug 2012 | #18 | |
HappyMe | Aug 2012 | #19 |
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Tue Aug 14, 2012, 10:47 PM
msatty99 (540 posts)
1. Well
that's your perspective so I have to acknowledge and appreciate that.
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 08:08 AM
HopeHoops (47,675 posts)
2. From my perspective, you are correct.
Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:54 PM
rug (82,333 posts)
3. Post modern deconstructionism makes me want to run out and pull pubic hairs off perfect strangers.
Response to rug (Reply #3)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:58 PM
ohiosmith (24,262 posts)
4. You'd use any reason to do that!
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Response to ohiosmith (Reply #4)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:59 PM
rug (82,333 posts)
5. Well yeah, but this makes me want to do it with tape.
Response to rug (Reply #5)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:01 PM
ohiosmith (24,262 posts)
6. Call graywarrior, RIGHT FUCKING NOW!
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Response to ohiosmith (Reply #8)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:12 PM
rug (82,333 posts)
9. Well, I'll take care of that!
Response to rug (Reply #9)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:13 PM
ohiosmith (24,262 posts)
10. By the way,.....
how many is a brazillion?
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Response to ohiosmith (Reply #10)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:18 PM
rug (82,333 posts)
11. Too any for all the duck tape in the world too handle.
Response to ohiosmith (Reply #12)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:27 PM
rug (82,333 posts)
15. Why am I surrounded by pedants?
Response to rug (Reply #11)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:22 PM
Ptah (31,739 posts)
13. Every time you make a typo, the errorists win.
Response to Ptah (Reply #13)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:28 PM
rug (82,333 posts)
16. To forgive is human, to err, divine.
Response to Ptah (Reply #13)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:43 PM
Bertha Venation (21,484 posts)
17. BRAVO, Ptah, BRAVO!
How does one nominate for a Duzy?!
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Response to rug (Reply #3)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 07:49 PM
Odin2005 (53,521 posts)
18. BAAAAD, Rug, bad!!!
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Response to Odin2005 (Original post)
Wed Aug 15, 2012, 09:17 PM
HappyMe (20,277 posts)
19. I've had a couple beers,
so I feel like I'm ready to discuss Post Modern Perspective whatever...
As far as menstrual cycles, what the fuck is it with 'radiant', 'pearly' tampons? Seriously? ![]() |