- Joined
- Sep 3, 2011
- Messages
- 34,817
- Reaction score
- 18,576
- Location
- Look to your right... I'm that guy.
- Gender
- Undisclosed
- Political Leaning
- Centrist
Comments regarding gender, ethnicity/color, orientation, etc., address tangible specifics, and as such may (or may not) be legitimate, and people who are particularly hyper-sensitive to these issues may misconstrue them as "belittling".One of DP's single greatest weaknesses is this: To a great extent you are allowed to belittle women, people of color, LGBTs, etc. But the minute you call someone out for their racism, sexism, or homophobia, you receive swift and severe consequences.
Comments regarding *-ism, *-phobia, etc., are individual opinions, based on little more than emotion regarding the topic and are less likely to be contributing to the discussion.
Regardless, even illegitimate comments regarding said "tangible specifics" can be articulated without resorting to emotional hyperbole and character attacks.