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What's something you used to do/see/say but don't anymore because you don't feel it's right? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by T0rrent01@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Me personally? I've become much less tolerant of sexist humor. Back in the day, cracking a joke at women's expense was pretty common when I was a teen. As I've matured and become aware to the horrific extent of toxicity and bigotry pervading all tiers of our individualistic society, I've come to see how exclusionarly and objectifying that sort of 'humor' really is, and I regret it deeply.

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[-] souperk@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I automatically reject any arguments based on the "human nature". We know jack shit about our nature.

[-] kicksystem@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I reject any argument based on something supposedly being natural. Who draws the line? And nature is a bitch anyway.

[-] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I agree! Too much justified with "human nature" when in reality it's a local cultural discourse and practice. However, I do think we can say some things about humans. Check out The Ethical Primate by Mary Midgley

[-] souperk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Definitely adding it to my Todo list, thanks for the suggestion!!

[-] mechoman444@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I will argue that it is human nature to lie. Dismissing that would be folly.

Anybody that simply dismiss's an argument with valid standing is not worth talking to.

[-] souperk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Anybody that simply asserts their statement to be true, is not worth talking to.

Historically, there have been countless statements about the human nature proved wrong. Some of them were even used to support the most harmful idealogies like sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia etc.

It's never about correctness, science knows better than simply referring to human nature.

[-] mechoman444@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

So you are dismissing it is human nature to lie?

[-] MBM@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

And ideally, we have enough self-control enough to rise above the bad aspects of human nature

[-] souperk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Accepting the ability of self-indentification is one of the few exceptions I would be willing to make.

I cannot support it logically, but I truly want to believe in it.

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