Everyone is so offended.

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Been seeing a building trend on PH for a while now where a thread is started, someone comes on saying they find some post offensive, a few retorts and then it all starts getting personal with direct insults and the mods close the thread down.

So why is this trend building, should people who find something offensive voice there offence or accept that it take all sorts to make this world and just let it be?

On the other side should posters no shoot from the hip and triple check every posting they are going to make in case they may cause offense.

Of course this is not just a PH phenomena but seems to be something that is building in society in general with people now able to be prosecuted for causing offense where does it end, is the western world becoming overly sensitive or are we all pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable.

For me I am one of the live and let live type of people, someone may say something that offends but just let it go, life is too short and you know what I may be wrong to feel offended.

What do other think because I find some people really hard to work out these days.

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funkyrobot said:

A Gruffalo likes bum love.

In my opinion.

Edited by funkyrobot on Saturday 13th August 12:18

Depends who with, I am a fussy bugger if you will pardon the pun;-)

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marshalla said:

Meanwhile, in another part of the forest : http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Am I correct in thinking you are a moderator on this site, if so do you see a growing trend?

I started this thread in NP&E as this is where I see it happening the most.

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bigkeeko said:

gruffalo said:

Depends who with, I am a fussy bugger if you will pardon the pun;-)

Is this bum ok?

This one would be better.

http://thumbsnap.com/sc/ujmgMjxz.png


Or this one.

Edited by gruffalo on Saturday 13th August 12:39

ETA

Image linked.

Edited by Big Al. on Saturday 13th August 13:42

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bhstewie said:

dudleybloke said:

The SJW's and JTRIG lot have been trying to shut down real conversations here for a while now.

So it's a conspiracy of some sort to to "shut down real conversations" rather than that possibly the sort of conversations some people want to have aren't the kind that Haymarket want their site associated with?

So what would Haymarket fear or risk by letting people voice their opinions, is it the laws around causing offence?

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Ridgemont said:

For what it's worth I didn't report the legoland thread, I generally give short shrift to SJW types and have little interest in closing down discussions.
I made an exception in that particular thread as I thought the subject matter was way too recent for the 'humour' involved. Frankie Boylesque comedy catharsis only works if you are genuinely funny. If not it makes you look like an absolute st of the highest order. And my original point was that the comments were tasteless. The fact it escalated from there was largely a product of forum ping pong.

As to the mod policy; its haymarkets playground, not fhe self regulating Wild West that example Usenet as was back in the day. When they close down a thread my impression isn't that it's down to PC or what have you. It's usually because they would rather not have to deal with the st PR that especially NPE could generate (see the Calais madness thread as an example).

All in your opinion.

Please I am not attacking you but why is your opinion correct or more valid than those who made the jokes.

I did not start this thread about the Legoland thread, I tried to start one a few weeks ago but that got very shouty and was closed down after a few pages with accusations of racism being thrown around,

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AW111 said:

There are some very thin-skinned individuals on here who cannot accept that anyone may find their posts disagreeable or in poor taste.
At the first hint of criticism they get very narky, start frothing at the mouth about "lefties", "guardianistas", SJW, censorship, etc., and accuses all and sundry of "crying to the mods".
Then the thread gets personal, then the thread gets closed.

I admit to being a lefty, but I know several very conservative, right-of-centre people who speak up against things they see as bigoted or in poor taste - why do the "offended at the professionally offended" assume all criticism is insincere and comes from the left?

Taste is subjective so why comment as you will never reach consensus.

The running to the mod's and frothing at the mouth works both ways, so many threads have gone completely sour with shouts of bigotry and racism being thrown around but the core topic while it may have been a difficult subject would be of benefit to be out in the open.

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PH XKR said:

Because I felt it wasn't newsworthy, so I said it wasn't newsworthy when 1000s of other people die each day, its just we afford some sort of status to someone born into vast wealth. I don't buy in to that, I posted my opinion, if all you want to see is nothing bot agreement you'll soon end up in some sort of mutual love fest.

I am with you, I will not expect to feel grief if someone Dies who I don't know and who never had a direct effect on my life.

Why would you?

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I saw an article yesterday where Joanna Lumley was telling people to get over them selves and to stop being offended, this time over wolf whistling specifically.

I just don't understand how people can find offence in so many things.

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Silverbullet767 said:

Professionally offended doing what they do best.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-43947959

Retards.

Interesting Jeremy Lam who complained about cultural misappropriation because a girl wore a dress of far eastern origin saying " my culture is not your prom dress".

I wonder if he ever wears jeans or any other western clothing and do you suppose he is aware that his name is Hebrew in origin.

Some people really should think a little more.

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That is bonkers, talk about trying to find offence!

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5490 said:

dudleybloke said:

meatless tube

Corbyn?