Above Political Correctness

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So I had the fun of reading the little scene that got our very own Nonsie a 10 day absence, and while stirring up the scenario is likely going to be frowned upon I would really enjoy asking people out loud a question about why people decide to react to strongly to how people word certain things.

The thing is to me it isn't the word that will offend me. The word is just a word, and sometimes the offense tied to it can be the source of some pretty funny jokes. In all honesty if the usage of these words are, if converted in my head into PC words is still inherently true, e.g. "OC, you are such a fucking fag." = "OC the way you worded that last phrase was incredibly homosexual." then I won't really care they used non PC language. In the last thread the word abnormal was used, but honestly I am abnormal as far as societal norms is concerned. The question was if it was being referred to as a bad thing, which I don't think it was. But when you are trying to demean me then I'll feel it, e.g. "God hates fags." = "You are not human."

The key is, you don't need to be using non-PC language to offend me, real ignorance and bad intentions are more than enough. Like when someone told me they felt sorry that I had to be born this way. Like I have some kind of major fucking handicap just because I like dudes.

We all have the power to be above political correctness if we have the ability to look past the words people are using and into the intention of their words.

Hopefully I won't be banned for beating a dead horse.