EPT
So today I'ma spout some random bullshit and hopefully form a coherent sentence and then maybe make a point while I'm at it.
As a kid I (As well as many other) was taught "Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me" the meaning behind this is pretty obvious, some guy calls you a faggot just ignore him its just words and he's probably getting abused by his parents anyway.
While in england (maybe elsewhere) this is a fairly common thing for children to learn it seems to be forgotten very quickly, even by the adults who preach this.
Take for a second and imagine I call you a bitch or one of many other insults and you get offended, now lets stop here.
1.why the hell are you offended that some random guy calls you a bitch? personally I find that pretty pathetic, but whatever (obviously this doesn't apply quite as well when racism/sexism etc are involved but it still holds true to an extent).
2.you're offended...so? what's wrong with being offended? its not a deseise it doesn't cause you physical harm it does litterally nothing, so why is offending others such a big deal?.
Obviously in this day and age such things can't be put in to practice with radicals all over the world threatening violence over a few words but for mister adverage joe why should I or anyone else care if you are offended?.
So the situation is somewhat more complicated when regarding racism and other such things however the bottom line is the same, they're all just words and one of the many lessons history has taught us is that words meaning can change just by you and me using them differently.
I don't know how many people will read this, if anyone but who cares right? 4 minutes out of my day while I wait for TL altitude open to start (go Tyler!).
If you do happen to read this consider next time someone insults you in some way, is it worth getting rilled up over?.
Thanks for reading anyone who does. and apologies for my many run on sentences.
tl;dr: Don't be a bitch and get the fuck over being insulted.
