My Fourth of July was pretty tame....and the rest of the month looks to be that way too. I've just been doing lots of reading - which leads to not doing much else.
And after blogging for so long, I'm afraid I might be getting to that point where I'm starting to repeat myself. In fact, I'm pretty sure I have (on Xanga).
But here's one of life's ironies that I hope I haven't touched on yet.
It strikes me as funny that, in an age as socially progressive / culturally aware as ours, the people who often get offended by different opinions are the very ones who try to preach open-mindedness & sensitivity.
It strikes me as funny that, in an age as socially progressive / culturally aware as ours, the people who often get offended by different opinions are the very ones who try to preach open-mindedness & sensitivity.
I am aware that this is a huge generatlization and that the reason for this is probably due to how much these people encounter ignorance / stubborness. (i.e. "burnout")
But snapping at someone and labeling them as "ignorant" doesn't exactly help expand their mind.
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At my law school, unless you take the most liberal possible position on every issue in class, snobby assholes and bitches will give you dirty looks.
Ironically enough though - if people DIDN'T act like this, we might not be as progressive / socially sensitive as we are today!
But yeah - it's just really annoying to be scolded for something you didn't know was wrong in the first place.
I think this subject actually warrants further discussion on the grounds that we should find case examples of this hypocrisy. It's rampant. And if it's a problem, what is stopping people from finding a solution?
Also I hate to be a pedant but the 'irony' in the blog post is actual irony while the 'irony' from the comments thread isn't. Thank you, nico the red pen.
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