>This whole "argument" (I feel dirty even calling it that
>because it's been a one-sided drubbing) began with someone
>comparing "retarded" to "faggot" which is a silly comparison
>in my opinion and one that robs the special vitriol and hate
>that has become intertwined with the f-word. Its parallel to
>someone dropping the n-word and someone casually responding
>that using "retarded" is just as bigoted.

this is like the offensive words version of goodwin's law. you really want to say the n-word, don't you? guru's point probably could have been made with more "nuance" but he's not wrong--people use both words on this board ridiculously frequently. u using it in a joke in response doesn't help with that at all.

>Yeah anyone can dumb an argument down/ oversimplify an
>argument like you did,

ooo...can i call that ad hominem? feels pretty ad hominem. lol.

>discussion. I guess this isn't the forum for debating complex
>issues because, as you just demonstrated, everything gets
>distilled to "u mad."

which u really are. and lol @ starting this "debate" of "complex issues" with a joke and now getting all condescending (sidenote: IT ISN'T COMPLEX. DON'T USE THOSE WORDS. IT'S QUITE F*CKING SIMPLE, ACTUALLY). Want to play the smart people credential game (hint: I'll win).

>Sure ok, take your kantian flow chart of good words and bad
>words -- we can only hope the rest of society follows suit.

indeed. I hope you will be not using either word on here. that's how you get people to follow--you lead.

>I think it's pretty clear what happened here. You didn't read
>what I wrote, jumped the gun, made some gross generalizations,
>got called out on it, and had to resort to petty argumentation
>and the usual "u mad" defense mechanism.

yes, that's it. Or, you made a bad joke, no one found it funny. people pointed out that your defense of that joke was pretty awful and you caught feelings and i enjoyed making fun of you.

others can decide which interpretation is more realistic. there is no objective reality, only subjective. now i'm getting postmodern. ooooo.

>I'm sorry you weren't sharp enough to catch the intent (or
>non-intent) of my earlier post. Maybe next time I'll put
>(joke) after to make it easier for you.

maybe next time YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE MADE THAT JOKE.

>The offer still stands if you want me to spell it out for you
>further via PM, but I'm done here.

hahahaha. in what world is that not you being scared to keep this going. you can do whatever the fuck you want, but this isn't deep to me and anything you write will not justify the use of any offensive term or mitigate that.

but why u mad?
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