For the record I was posting in support of inclusive language, but pointing out that context and convention matter.

They seem to have even scrubbed my comment from their instance, lol.

  • Dr. WeskerOPM
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    5 days ago

    Someone else pointed out the “get over it” part might have been abrasive, and I’m inclined to agree I probably shouldn’t have included that part.

    Primarily because if someone explicitly asked me to not say “dude” to them, I’d oblige because it’s really just such an unimportant thing.

    I guess what I was trying to convey was if their knee jerk reaction was to be outright offended, that’s less my problem and more theirs.

    • @OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe
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      25 days ago

      Yeah I’d agree with that. I’ll never be rude on purpose, so if my behavior is causing you discomfort please let me know so I can fix it. But if feelings get hurt that fast, it’s not something within my realm to control (unless I want to change how I talk within my circles and with my loved ones, and random stranger doesn’t meet that bar).

      • sunzu2
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        55 days ago

        random stranger doesn’t meet that bar

        Ohh so you are not willing to accommodate needs of some random online commenter who is having an identity crisis of a comment not even directed at them.

        That’s shitlording!

        • @OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe
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          25 days ago

          I tried typing up a response, but I feel I don’t quite grasp whay you wrote. Can you rewrite it with some additional grammatical structures to separate clauses or just change it around so I can try and understand?

          If not, i guess I didn’t meet your random internet stranger bar, but I’m hardly having a crisis so maybe it doesn’t count for you.