Posted on Jan 2, 2012
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funnyfaceking
The King of Funny Faces
nice article, this kind of thing is the reason I was a Sociology major, but the footnotes have been removed. I believe that the Scientologists harass their critics and the pro-Israeli groups compile dossiers against their critics, but without sources to verify those statements, the authenticity of the argument is weakened.
Posted on Nov 4, 2011
enemykg
enemykg
Alternative: you're not afraid to express those thoughts out loud. Good luck to you if that's the case, but it is a possibility.
Posted on Oct 31, 2011
Misanthropos
Ludd
The article is interesting. The comments from the world-weary posers are not.
Posted on Sep 14, 2011
Soaressilva
Soaressilva
"Suppose in the future there is a movement to ban the color yellow. Proposals to paint anything yellow are denounced as "yellowist", as is anyone suspected of liking the color. People who like orange are tolerated but viewed with suspicion. Suppose you realize there is nothing wrong with yellow. If you go around saying this, you'll be denounced as a yellowist too, and you'll find yourself having a lot of arguments with anti-yellowists. If your aim in life is to rehabilitate the color yellow, that may be what you want. But if you're mostly interested in other questions, being labelled as a yellowist will just be a distraction. Argue with idiots, and you become an idiot."
Posted on Apr 20, 2011
eatwell1
tony claire
love it top 1 lets stumble up!
Posted on Mar 3, 2011
hermodr
H
Bravo
Posted on Mar 7, 2010
Rofang
Rofang
Kinda interesting article, but I got bored halfway through when I realized there would be no list of examples.
Posted on Nov 17, 2009
jerzysocks
jerzysocks
Thought fashion. Individuality should be the new black (but never will be).
Posted on Aug 20, 2009
nielsenbe
nielsenbe
I mostly agree with the author. Though the author tends to ramble quite a bit.
Posted on Jul 18, 2009
kloot1
This guy
Wrong. The author says, "Do you have any opinions that you would be reluctant to express in front of a group of your peers? If the answer is no, you might want to stop and think about that. If everything you believe is something you're supposed to believe, could that possibly be a coincidence? Odds are it isn't. Odds are you just think whatever you're told. The other alternative would be that you independently considered every question and came up with the exact same answers that are now considered acceptable." What about not caring what other people think? I'll say what I believe, neither intending nor avoiding offense.
Posted on Oct 24, 2008
CleverElsie
Elsie
This provocative opinion piece challenges you to reconsider all your politically correct assumptions. Are they universal truths or just the transient values of your culture? Reader beware! This one is not for the hypersensitive.
Posted on Jun 10, 2008
metally79
Metally
A Very good read.
Posted on Mar 15, 2008
Luotaaja
Luotaaja
Interesting essay on the nature of things we can't say out loud.
Posted on Mar 11, 2008
uiit2240varun
varun
Makes a very nice read....
Posted on May 12, 2007
Tamme
Tamme
What you can't say
The statements that make people mad are the ones they worry might be believed. I suspect the statements that make people maddest are those they worry might be true.
Posted on Oct 6, 2006
frankstrong
frankstrong
Excellent read on things you cannot say and why you can't say it. Long, but plainly written: moves fast.