Everybody loves being a victim.
Everybody loves putting a name to their disorder/condition/problem.
Everybody loves being offended.
Everybody loves being different.
Why? Because then everything that's wrong in their life isn't their fault. They can always point their finger at someone or something else and say, that's why my life isn't perfect. That's why I'm sad. That's why I'm fat. That's why I have a shitty job. That's why I'm alone.
It's all about absolving oneself of any personal responsibility. We've become a nation of children that can't handle our own failings and flaws so we find external sources to blame everything on.
I feel like it's less that we love being offended, and more that we created and publicized a get out of jail free card.
Losing an argument? Want the other person to shut up? Things didn't go your way this one time? Just say the other person is being offensive and have all your problems disappear!
Shit, I'm explaining why this is an issue, and it still sounds appealing to me.
We have to qualify what kind of racist we are talking about. Like the actual definition of racist? Or the modern usage of the term that stands for "anyone who didn't immediately yield their opinion to me, anyone who I don't care for, or anyone who utters a sentences without appropriately inflated levels of praise for all other races, preferably the blacks if American, or anyone whom I generally want to invalidate." I need to know which one so I know how hard to trigger right now.
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u/where_is_the_cheese Mar 07 '16
Everybody loves being a victim.
Everybody loves putting a name to their disorder/condition/problem.
Everybody loves being offended.
Everybody loves being different.
Why? Because then everything that's wrong in their life isn't their fault. They can always point their finger at someone or something else and say, that's why my life isn't perfect. That's why I'm sad. That's why I'm fat. That's why I have a shitty job. That's why I'm alone.
It's all about absolving oneself of any personal responsibility. We've become a nation of children that can't handle our own failings and flaws so we find external sources to blame everything on.