as a community we came to an understanding of what "respectful" was
When and where did this happen?
So if I apply a rattled-off string of obscenities, profanities, and pejoratives to you, would you prefer that an impartial person judges the "context" to see whether I just mean them in fun, or would you prefer that they be judged on the words themselves as objectively defined? Or should everyone be free to attack and dehumanize everyone and anyone else and that's just the way it is?
I rather like my compromise that Wild-West speech can be used only in threads tagged NSFW by the OP or the mod. But the rule is there for a reason, and we can't just act like everyone can decide "respect" for themselves.
When and where did this happen?
So if I apply a rattled-off string of obscenities, profanities, and pejoratives to you, would you prefer that an impartial person judges the "context" to see whether I just mean them in fun, or would you prefer that they be judged on the words themselves as objectively defined? Or should everyone be free to attack and dehumanize everyone and anyone else and that's just the way it is?
I rather like my compromise that Wild-West speech can be used only in threads tagged NSFW by the OP or the mod. But the rule is there for a reason, and we can't just act like everyone can decide "respect" for themselves.
I would rather be able to respond myself because I'm an adult and don't need an authority figure to handle the fact that someone said mean words to me