This episode this clip was taken from is 20 years old. Twenty. Fucking. Years. Let that sink in.
No joke, this bit from Duckman, as well as NC’s editorial on comedy and political correctness, really got me thinking on this topic.
It’s easy to think that being offended is a bad thing, and that one shouldn’t be subjected to posts, ideas, or jokes that challenge one’s own values. But as of late I’ve realized something: being offended is actually a normal and healthy response.
When I say “offended”, I refer to that general feeling of uneasiness one feels when they’re subjected to something that goes against their core values. This is a valid response to these sort of stimuli. It shows that you have firm values and beliefs, which are the backbone of who you are as a person and how you live your life as an individual!
Now, every once in a while one’s values need to be shaken up and challenged, as a way to mature and grow as a person, as well as confirm the strength of said values and as a method of self-examination. This is how little bits of yourself bubble up to the surface, ways of thinking and opinions that you may not have noticed before, things that are negative and can possibly impact the way you view and treat others. These might be preconceptions you have towards certain groups of people, ways of thinking, etc., or it can even be the way you react to the things you’re offended by! Hate messages, threats, rejection of other peoples’ opinions, and subjecting to fallacies to push your personal opinions are all negative ways of reacting to offensive stimuli. They’re childish and immature ways of handling your emotions, and they show how you might need improvement in how you interact and socialize with others.
So yeah, there’s the positive way of reacting to offensive content, which involves self-examination and validation of one’s own core values, and then there’s the negative way of reacting, which I likely don’t even have to describe, as, sadly, this site is FULL of negativity in general.
Going back to self-examination, if and when you notice negative things about yourself, you can start working on fixing them and improve. But of course, you wouldn’t have been able to discern those negative aspects about yourself if you weren’t challenged intellectually by something that offended you, something that shook up your core values and made you question yourself and validate what you believe in! Something that made you think and use that brain of yours!
Isn’t that a better alternative than being subjected to nothing but mind-numbing, safe, and “harmless” stimuli, things that treat you less as a thinking adult and more like an infant that can’t think for itself? If one’s not challenged, then there is little opportunity for personal improvement, and that’s WAY worse of an outcome than simply being uncomfortable with something you saw or heard every now and then.
I’m watching the Republican debate and Trump oh m y go dddd
“I’ve been in politics my whole life, just on that side.” *points to audience*
Yeah Trump I’ve been a doctor all my life just on that side *points to the patient waiting room*
I can’t f ucking believe. Rand Paul called him out on insulting people for petty things, like a middle schooler, and Trump’s response.
“I don’t recall ever attacking you on your looks, and there’s a lot to talk about there.”
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“Trump you insult people on superficial things.” “No I don’t also you’re ugly.”
He unironically suggested we let ISIS and Syria kill each other off
Is this–Is this Jurassic World?!?
Donald Trump drinking game: take a drink every time Trump answers a complex, important political question with–
The world doesn’t respect Obama
The world doesn’t respect America
We need to be great again
I’d do it but I don’t wanna die. Someone else take me up on it.
“I respect women.” –Donald Trump
“Look at that face. Would anyone vote for that?” –Donald Trump, about the one woman Republican candidate.
How did this callous lizard man crawl out of the swamp and slither into a suit. Who let this melty slug flop its way onto stage. Isn’t there security at these things?
“I want to build a wall. We have a lot of really bad dudes in this country. They’ve got gangs all over the place.”
I know 12-year-olds more politically informed than this.
“We have to have assimilation! In America we speak English!!”
-lies down- -lies down and cries- -rocks back and forth crying-
Trump, aiming to be surgeon general “Disease is bad! We have to go back to a time when disease wasn’t ravaging this country! Obama let disease happen. I won’t stand by and let Obama turn American into this!”
Trump, aiming to be a Supreme Court judge, “Lawlessness is ravaging this country! Crime is so high! We need to stop judges from letting illegal things happen! Obama did this.”
Trump, aiming for any highly specified and vitally important position, “Vague general angry statement! Blaming Obama! More vague angry noises! I hate women!”
“Autism has become an epidemic…I want smaller doses (of vaccines) over time… You take this little beautiful baby and you pump in–it looks like it was meant for a horse!”
oh god. oh god oh god ho god oh go do goh og do goh ogod ghog dso gooh god
He said. He said. Let’s not vaccinate our kids because needles are scary. The vaccines. Look scary. Don’t put needle in smol baby. Scary. I don’t
fucking
believe
“I thought you guys were pro-life.” -My friend Annie, in response to the above
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
