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Laura Gjovaag <tegan@eskimo.com> wrote:
> > All of those are subjective terms.
> Are they really?
Yes. Look them up in a dictionary -- you'll find all sorts of words like
"perception", "taste", "regarded".
> The language is clear enough to me. If it is likely to be considered any
> of those terms by a majority of people in a social group, in this case a
> social group that involves children and their parents, then it is
> unacceptable.
"likely" "considered" "majority of people" "social group" "in this case".
> I'm smart enough to figure that out, so are most of the people who post
> here. Are you telling me that there are people here who are unable to
> figure out such a basic concept? Do we have to compile a list of "taboo"
> words for the folks who can't think for themselves? That's very sad. I
> thought fans of LEGO were smarter than average.
Smartness doesn't come into it. Anyway, insulting people's intelligence is
abusive and defamatory. And it's a fairly poor discussion tactic.
"Think for themselves", by the way, is another expression of subjectivity.
(-> lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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