Linda Caroll
Design & marketing since ’95. My clients have been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, etc. Me? Deck. Sun. Coffee. I’m at http://LindaCaroll.com
But I read the word assholes as hurtful.
It’s not a straw man argument. I meant it in earnest.
Robert Barber
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Context, though. You know? Because
“Ed, you’re an asshole” is not the same as “wow, people can be assholes.” One is directed AT a person, one is a generalization.
Side note: using a generalization “at” a person isn’t clever or sneaky. It’s immature and obvious to everyone else but the person doing it.
It all comes down to attacking people instead of topics. It’s one thing to say “I don’t agree, and here’s why…” as opposed to “You’re an *&^(*&*#”
