On The “Surrender of Power”
Dear Elliot, that uncomfortable feeling you say you experienced when you read a comment that essentially said that you have no right to determine what is or is not homophobic, sexist, racist or any other -ism or -ist is not normal and it is probably a sign that you lack a pair of balls. That my friend is the same feeling you will no doubt have when your wife forces you to watch her while she is fucking a black dude.
Have some fucking dignity man. Since when do I, a white, straight, middle aged male need to surrender ANY part of my personhood to ANYONE else? No, I decide what to say, I decide what is or is not offensive. I really don’t care whether or not someone else thinks what I say is offensive, I say what I want, because I am a human being with that sort of natural freedom.
Do you live your life constantly worrying about whether you are going to offend people? Is that any way to live? How can you have any enjoyment in life if you are constantly dreading the fickle feelings of everyone around you?
From a logical perspective, consider the fact, and I do mean FACT, that you cannot possibly know what another person is thinking or feeling at any given time. Sure, there are sometimes clues, but then again, those clues could be absent. If you don’t know what someone else is going to deem offensive, or what is going to “trigger” another person, then what freedom do you have to express yourself? You cannot. You can only live in the thin margins where it is statistically unlikely that you will not offend someone or “trigger” them. Fuck that. Stop being a fucking pussy.
And for everyone that wants to call me a racist, homophobe or something else, go ahead. What I say above applies to ALL people. Black people should not be afraid they are going to offend white people, gay people should not be afraid they are going to offend straight people. The concept applies universally.
The problem we have today is that so many people thrive off of their outrage. There are whole segments of the population whose identities are built around outrage. These Social Justice Warriors need an enemy or else they lose their cause and then, shortly after that, they lose their identity. When your whole identity is fueled by your outrage, then you tend to find things to be offended about all around you. I am not going to tip-toe around these SJW assholes, I actually enjoy setting off their little minefields. Eventually, I hope they become so outraged that the majority of NORMAL people, will see them for the absurdity they are and tell them with one clear voice to go fuck themselves.
Live life freely and allow others to do the same. That is what I believe, but it does not mean somebody else’s emotions are constantly checking my thoughts and words, it means I, as the sole animator of my will, gets to choose what comes out of my mouth. Fuck off and grow a pair.
