Introducing - The Cleveland Guardians

[JimMIA]

I am 100% convinced that when the Cubs won the world series in 2016, it ripped a hole in the space-time continuum and things have never been the same. Hope all you Cubs fans are happy.

This Marlins fan was very happy for the Cubs and their great fans!

 

[JimMIA]

It is getting so tiring that whitesplaining, mansplaining, and micro aggressions keep happening, isn't it.

The word "whitesplaining" is racist, demeaning, and offensive to many white people.

The word "mansplaining" is sexist, demeaning, and offensive to many men.

The term "micro aggression" is just a laughable buzzword. But it's just amusing, not offensive.

 

[porschegrl]

The term "micro aggression" is just a laughable buzzword.

Although it does seem to have become more mainstream in recent years, the term "microaggression" is not new. In any case, if you don't like this word, what word would you use instead?

 

[JimMIA]

Although it does seem to have become more mainstream in recent years, the term "microaggression" is not new. In any case, if you don't like this word, what word would you use instead?

I don't know. I've honestly never felt any microaggression. MACROaggression, yes; micro, no.

 

[DopeyDame]

I don't know. I've honestly never felt any microaggression. MACROaggression, yes; micro, no.

How fortunate for you.

 

[JimMIA]

How fortunate for you.

Yeah. I enjoyed all that good stuff that goes along with police work for 25 years. So little stuff doesn't get to me.

A very wise friend and mentor of mine once told me, "You can tell the size of a person by the size of the things that make them angry." I found that to be good advice. Small insults from small minds don't bother me. I just consider the source and ignore them.

 

[BrianL]

Yeah. I enjoyed all that good stuff that goes along with police work for 25 years. So little stuff doesn't get to me.

A very wise friend and mentor of mine once told me, "You can tell the size of a person by the size of the things that make them angry." I found that to be good advice. Small insults from small minds don't bother me. I just consider the source and ignore them.

I think you're right in that those small little insults and dismissive attitudes don't matter coming from one person who you can absolutely judge as being a small-minded type, but it's when someone experiences this constantly from so many people that it does have an real negative effect. It's easy to tell people to just ignore it, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be addressed at a core level. I'm not a big fan of the term because, as with a lot of buzz-words, it gets overused and wrongly used and actually creates a barrier to true understanding, but I do see that the issues are legitimate.

 

[sk!mom]

Sorry, i meant to say (Sounds like your claim).. can't type.

Your not concerned about the motivation, just the outcome.. I would be careful with that approach.. but just that's me...

Regardless, I am happy that you and your DH got the outcome you wanted!

While I agree that motivation is, or can be, very important. I don’t know how we would ever get much done if we only accepted actions done with what we deemed a “correct” motivation.

Just look at this thread as an example, many don’t even think that they needed to change the name. Now you want to add the layer, “only change it if you’re doing it for the right reason.”

Imagine parenting if the motivation had to be correct. That teen would never take that trash out.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

Stop, UC Berkeley being the author of this is all I needed to see. You should have stuck with wikipedia

Reading the article, it appears researchers had a conclusion to their study decided and did the research to support their conclusion.

Because it doesn’t agree with your beliefs, it’s not reliable? Please! And you have yet to link to any of your polls - why is that?

Your information is outdated, plain & simple. Post a poll from 2020 that you think is legit.

Like I said, some posters are just so predictable.

So very predictable. Some have zero problem showing us over and over again who they really are.

I don't know. I've honestly never felt any microaggression. MACROaggression, yes; micro, no.

You’re not in a discriminate group, so that’s not surprising.

 

[Darklord77]

Although it does seem to have become more mainstream in recent years, the term "microaggression" is not new. In any case, if you don't like this word, what word would you use instead?

How about no word or term to describe someone with super-thin skin that gets their feelings hurt. Everyone can just put their big boy or girl pants on and live life.

 

[porschegrl]

I think you're right in that those small little insults and dismissive attitudes don't matter coming from one person who you can absolutely judge as being a small-minded type, but it's when someone experiences this constantly from so many people that it does have an real negative effect. It's easy to tell people to just ignore it, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be addressed at a core level. I'm not a big fan of the term because, as with a lot of buzz-words, it gets overused and wrongly used and actually creates a barrier to true understanding, but I do see that the issues are legitimate.

It's a perfectly cromulent word! But I don't disagree that it is misused and misunderstood. It also begs the question, are people resistant to discussing the concept because they are turned off by the term, or do people dismiss the term because they reject the concept? A few people here have clearly indicated which direction they're coming from....

 

[BrianL]

It's a perfectly cromulent word! But I don't disagree that it is misused and misunderstood. It also begs the question, are people resistant to discussing the concept because they are turned off by the term, or do people dismiss the term because they reject the concept? A few people here have clearly indicated which direction they're coming from....

Points for using the word cromulent!

What I think it is is that words like that have a negative and blaming tone toward the entire group toward which it is used. An individual likely feels that they are not part of the problem - "Not me. I don't do that. I don't feel that way." - and so they will become defensive at the attack. It may be that they do not contribute to such things, or possibly they don't think they do. Therefore they become easily dismissive of the entire complaint. It's easy to do that when someone never experiences it. What both groups are doing with words like that is vastly oversiplifying a very complex issue, which usually just results in frustration and a lack of real change.

 

[mco65]

While I agree that motivation is, or can be, very important. I don’t know how we would ever get much done if we only accepted actions done with what we deemed a “correct” motivation.

Just look at this thread as an example, many don’t even think that they needed to change the name. Now you want to add the layer, “only change it if you’re doing it for the right reason.”

Imagine parenting if the motivation had to be correct. That teen would never take that trash out.

Valid!

I just don't see much sincerity in the change... Without sincere motives, i can see the wind changing directions in a few years or decades, and the owners flip flopping back to their old name... which ever way the wind is blowing or money is blowing in this case.