Nobel Laurette's Academic Career Ended by a Single Joke

[Greens]

Hypersensitivity is bad by definition. It means there is an overreaction to (imaginary) stimuli.

 

[CaptainWagner]

And people do have good reason to be hypersensitive about bigotry.

I stand by that. Casual bigotry can be a slippery slope.

That's a defense of social justice in general because people are attacking social justice in general.

No one is attacking social justice. People are criticizing the social media based "social justice warriors" who feel the need to rub out anything and anyone that could potentially offend someone. Case in point: what hapened with Trevor Noah.

 

[ThePhantasm]

Exactly.

 

[Erzengel]

"I don't like Hillary Clinton." You're misogynistic and a cave man.
"I don't like Obama." You're racist.
"I don't care for Caitlyn Jenner." You're a homophobe.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

No one is attacking social justice. People are criticizing the social media based "social justice warriors" who feel the need to rub out anything and anyone that could potentially offend someone. Case in point: what hapened with Trevor Noah.

Well racism, sexism and homophobia have become taboo over time.

I'd prefer it stay that way even if it hurts Trevor Noah's career.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

"I don't like Hillary Clinton." You're misogynistic and a cave man.
"I don't like Obama." You're racist.
"I don't care for Caitlyn Jenner." You're a homophobe.

It really depends on how someone attacks those three people.

The bigotry can be painfully obvious.

 

[CaptainWagner]

Well racism, sexism and homophobia have become taboo over time.

I'd prefer it stay that way even if it hurts Trevor Noah's career.

Again, there's a HUGE difference between being a racist/sexist/homophobic opponent of equality and making a joke about a certain type of people.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

The majority of the people there interpreted him correctly. Only two people misinterpreted him.

How did you reach that conclusion?

No one said social justice shouldn't exist. However this is an injustice.

Indeed just like anytime someone gets in trouble for poorly executed sarcasm.

 

[ThePhantasm]

How did you reach that conclusion?

Read through articles I've been posting in this thread. Its been mentioned several times. I don't remember which articles off the top of my head.

No one else at the presentation felt the remarks were sexist. They understood him just fine.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Again, there's a HUGE difference between being a racist/sexist/homophobic opponent of equality and making a joke about a certain type of people.

I'd say sometimes there isn't a huge difference.

Which is why most people avoid that kind of humor in situations where it could misrepresent them.

 

[Snow Queen]

"I don't like Hillary Clinton." You're misogynistic and a cave man.
"I don't like Obama." You're racist.
"I don't care for Caitlyn Jenner." You're a homophobe.

It'd be transphobic in Jenner's case (not that I think it is to not like her, before anyone misinterprets), not homophobic. Unless that's part of the joke and I'm missing it.

 

[Spider-Who?]

It'd be transphobic in Jenner's case (not that I think it is to not like her, before anyone misinterprets), not homophobic. Unless that's part of the joke and I'm missing it.

I was gonna say the same thing. Erz needs to check his privilege.

 

[Erzengel]

Hey, I watched Straight Out of Compton!

 

[DA_Champion]

Hey, I watched Straight Out of Compton!

How fabulous of you !

;-)