Quote Originally Posted by Colonel Cærdiffi View Post
See, I'm not sure I would get all that pissed off if some nutter in the street started shouting "peado" at me. And I wouldn't be seeking apologies or trying to get him sacked from his job over it. I would assume he's already got problems of his own.

That's a bad example though, the first bit of what you were saying made more sense because at least the insults are based on something. So let's say I was Asian and someone was calling me "****" or something similar. Sure, I wouldn't exactly be pleased about it but I'd at least recognise it for what it is; words. Unless the guy was acting in an especially threatening manner then I wouldn't consider it my problem, I'd consider it his problem.

Isn't that a healthier attitude to have, rather than getting worked up and going on an absurd and futile mission to ban words?
Perhaps it doesn't mean much to you because you've got no experience of being affected by it?

Maybe you'd see things differently if you were an Asian kid that grew up in the 70s and experienced it first hand?

I can see where you're coming from but telling somebody that's faced prejudice and hatred to grow a thicker skin isn't the answer, any more than telling a Jewish holocaust survivor to lose the persecution complex. The problem lies with the perpetrator, not the victim.