Never said GIMP was a good name. What I did was point out that PC our language in order not to offend some people it never fixes it. They just become offended at lesser things. Retarded was just a word. Then Retard became offensive. Then Retarded became offensive. Now Disabled is becoming offensive. ( I fucking refuse to use "Differently Abled")
No good comes of this. None. People are just becoming more sensitive all the time.
So in your opinion it is cool if the listener gets to decide that something is offensive solely based on the color of the speaker. So enlightened that idea is.
I am white. Honkey has never offended me. Every once in a while though I can tell a lot about the person using the word if they are trying to offend me.
The name was not a problem. First came the name. Then came the problem. Also. The "N" word is fucking stupid. If someone is being offensive and says the word "Nigger" then they are an easy to spot dumb fuck. Blacks can use the word nigger all they want. I will be modded down because I have used the word twice. I did not use it offensively. The word itself is not offensive because blacks can say it all they want. That means that is is only offensive because I am not black. That is racism. That to me is offensive. I am not often offended, but people who corrupt language to change thinking are in my opinion evil and highly offensive.
I never called Europe or the US socialist. I stated that Socialism fails. Europe has tons of socialism. The US has too much of it as well. All the socialism in these parts of the world are hurting them.
Hell. Even if he is a slightly competent lazy bastard he could fork GIMP and change nothing but the name. My guess is he does not really care about the name at all. Changing the name would not do anything for people like him. He just needs something to rail against.
Try not to fight it. Those who spend their lives being offended by everything will in no way be swayed by your arguments. Even if they were well thought out.
It is only offensive to those who feel a deep seated need to be offended. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who just can not spend a whole day without being "Deeply Offended" by something.
Chances are what make life great. I had a steel Tonka dump truck when I was a kid. I could skate off curbs in the thing and never damage it. Replaced by safe crap. Lawn darts. Illegal. Good Fireworks are crap. I watch 1-800-Bad Drug commercials. Suing companies for having "Inadequate warning labels" Cold coffee now Everywhere. No fun allowed (Insurance would never allow it) We are too focused on safety. I do not need a fucking warning sticker telling me to not use the hair dryer in the shower. Anyone who does need this needs to do it. Kids have less fun, People are more angry, Life is worth less, but at least we can make it on average longer. Crap.
What is being done these days is a twisting of the constitution. People all over screaming "Separation of Church and State". Which does not and never did exist. National days of prayer, God on our money, God in our Pledges. This country was built on religious freedom and has turned to religious intolerance by ignorant people spewing forth crap out of their mouths.
If you think that Iran can shoot down Air Force One you have a lot more thinking to do. The moment there is a radar lock on AF1 that radar is going down. I am also sure that AF1 has fairly complicated counter measures. Not to mention the fact that if it were me in charge of AF1 security at least 1 of the aircraft flying with AF1 would be designed to obfuscate the entire flight from very sophisticated radars. Much less the ones Iran has.
Yes. Conservative movements have always been based on poor me. I wonder how it is that other more enlightened and liberal movements are able to stay away from claiming persecution and creating false separations of class? If only we could all become more liberal things would be perfect.
Oh I know. Of course had you told people back when the federal government first started regulating weapons that I would need to fill out government paperwork and be approved to buy a gun they would have said I was fucking nuts. If you told them that the government can accidentally flood your land then call it a wetland and fine you for building on it they would call you nuts. If I told you them that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" would turn into no crosses should ever be visible you would have been called nuts.
When the government gets a power it expands upon it. Forever. It is what they do. Of course ammo will be available to the government and political allies. But give it time and it will become illegal for the rest of us.
Speech is only protected if you use it against Christians, Whites, Males or Conservatives. All other speech is Racist. Real issues never see a jury. Voting is done by the masses and the dead. Winner is the person with the most TV ads. Ammo will soon be illegal. (Guess why)
Why in cases like this would vigilante justice be so wrong. When the government is compliant in the raping of the peoples rights and refuses to put these people away.
I do not want free shit from my government. I just want them to protect the playing field and make sure that the rules apply evenly. The government does not need to make us all the same. Just give us all the same chance.
No they were not. They were driving by listening to ambient sounds when you went outside and screamed at your wife that just because you had your ass pummeled by the plumber once does not make you gay. They recorded it. Then they did not publish it. But you got scared and sued Google because they heard it.
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Never said GIMP was a good name.
What I did was point out that PC our language in order not to offend some people it never fixes it.
They just become offended at lesser things.
Retarded was just a word.
Then Retard became offensive.
Then Retarded became offensive.
Now Disabled is becoming offensive. ( I fucking refuse to use "Differently Abled")
No good comes of this. None. People are just becoming more sensitive all the time.
So in your opinion it is cool if the listener gets to decide that something is offensive solely based on the color of the speaker.
So enlightened that idea is.
The "Bigger issue" is not in my opinion FOSS.
The bigger issue is PC.
Political Correctness of speech is what offends me.
Gay means happy.
Already commented on that word.
That acronym would not be offensive if used by a black person.
I am white.
Honkey has never offended me.
Every once in a while though I can tell a lot about the person using the word if they are trying to offend me.
Just another word.
It is only offensive to use if you are white.
If you are not white it is a word that can be and is used often.
The name was not a problem.
First came the name. Then came the problem.
Also.
The "N" word is fucking stupid. If someone is being offensive and says the word "Nigger" then they are an easy to spot dumb fuck.
Blacks can use the word nigger all they want. I will be modded down because I have used the word twice.
I did not use it offensively. The word itself is not offensive because blacks can say it all they want.
That means that is is only offensive because I am not black.
That is racism. That to me is offensive.
I am not often offended, but people who corrupt language to change thinking are in my opinion evil and highly offensive.
I never called Europe or the US socialist.
I stated that Socialism fails.
Europe has tons of socialism. The US has too much of it as well.
All the socialism in these parts of the world are hurting them.
Hell. Even if he is a slightly competent lazy bastard he could fork GIMP and change nothing but the name.
My guess is he does not really care about the name at all. Changing the name would not do anything for people like him.
He just needs something to rail against.
Try not to fight it.
Those who spend their lives being offended by everything will in no way be swayed by your arguments.
Even if they were well thought out.
Retard is just short for Retarded.
It derogatory status is created by those who want to be degraded.
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It is only offensive to those who feel a deep seated need to be offended.
Unfortunately there are a lot of people who just can not spend a whole day without being "Deeply Offended" by something.
The Euro is fine.
It is Europe that is dying.
The US will die as well. All socialism fails.
Chances are what make life great.
I had a steel Tonka dump truck when I was a kid. I could skate off curbs in the thing and never damage it.
Replaced by safe crap.
Lawn darts. Illegal.
Good Fireworks are crap.
I watch 1-800-Bad Drug commercials. Suing companies for having "Inadequate warning labels"
Cold coffee now Everywhere. No fun allowed (Insurance would never allow it)
We are too focused on safety. I do not need a fucking warning sticker telling me to not use the hair dryer in the shower.
Anyone who does need this needs to do it.
Kids have less fun, People are more angry, Life is worth less, but at least we can make it on average longer.
Crap.
What is being done these days is a twisting of the constitution.
People all over screaming "Separation of Church and State". Which does not and never did exist.
National days of prayer, God on our money, God in our Pledges. This country was built on religious freedom and has turned to religious intolerance by ignorant people spewing forth crap out of their mouths.
Don't get caught?
I agree.
I really wish that they were.
Then I could go get a rifle without paperwork and federal approval no matter how "scary" it looked.
If you think that Iran can shoot down Air Force One you have a lot more thinking to do.
The moment there is a radar lock on AF1 that radar is going down. I am also sure that AF1 has fairly complicated counter measures. Not to mention the fact that if it were me in charge of AF1 security at least 1 of the aircraft flying with AF1 would be designed to obfuscate the entire flight from very sophisticated radars. Much less the ones Iran has.
Where in the constitution does it state that a courthouse or a city seal can not have any religious signs?
I have not seen that.
Yes.
Conservative movements have always been based on poor me.
I wonder how it is that other more enlightened and liberal movements are able to stay away from claiming persecution and creating false separations of class?
If only we could all become more liberal things would be perfect.
Oh I know.
Of course had you told people back when the federal government first started regulating weapons that I would need to fill out government paperwork and be approved to buy a gun they would have said I was fucking nuts.
If you told them that the government can accidentally flood your land then call it a wetland and fine you for building on it they would call you nuts.
If I told you them that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" would turn into no crosses should ever be visible you would have been called nuts.
When the government gets a power it expands upon it. Forever. It is what they do. Of course ammo will be available to the government and political allies.
But give it time and it will become illegal for the rest of us.
Speech is only protected if you use it against Christians, Whites, Males or Conservatives. All other speech is Racist.
Real issues never see a jury.
Voting is done by the masses and the dead. Winner is the person with the most TV ads.
Ammo will soon be illegal. (Guess why)
Why in cases like this would vigilante justice be so wrong.
When the government is compliant in the raping of the peoples rights and refuses to put these people away.
I do not want free shit from my government. I just want them to protect the playing field and make sure that the rules apply evenly.
The government does not need to make us all the same. Just give us all the same chance.
No they were not.
They were driving by listening to ambient sounds when you went outside and screamed at your wife that just because you had your ass pummeled by the plumber once does not make you gay. They recorded it. Then they did not publish it. But you got scared and sued Google because they heard it.