Simple name change of one of the hair styles
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Riamus
Hunter
That is interesting. I know people with them and they refer to then as dreads. I've never heard anyone refer to them as locks. Maybe it is just a location-based issue?
I think people take offense too easily these days when it is clear that something isn't intended to be offensive.
I think people take offense too easily these days when it is clear that something isn't intended to be offensive.
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theFlu
Hunter
Here is the thing, say you know that something is offensive to some people and changing to something else isn't to anyone and is very simple, why not change?
Intent doesn't matter when you offend someone, and just because you don't find something offensive, doesn't mean that that is the litmus test on if it should be or not especially if said thing doesn't pertain to you.
Riamus said:
Intent doesn't matter when you offend someone, and just because you don't find something offensive, doesn't mean that that is the litmus test on if it should be or not especially if said thing doesn't pertain to you.
Does it really effect you that much that you cannot possibly change your views on it? you just HAVE to call them what you want to?
You do understand how etymology works right? how two words over time can become one word over time, or were you to focused on trying to insult me by saying I live with my parents? Which I gotta say, mighty lame my guy. If you are going to try to insult someone at least have the decency to be original.
Syphon583
Surviver
No where in my reply did I state I wouldn't be willing to change my point of view.
Perhaps my use of "Good lord, what is happening" was a little strong. It was mostly meant in jest. However, my initial response stems from the fact that there are many terms in recent memory that are being forced out of use because people are choosing to be offended by them. Of course there are terms that are implicitly racist and should be phased out of use. Maybe "dreadlocks" falls in to that category. I grew up in an area where this hairstyle was common and the use of term "dreadlocks" was the standard name for that hairstyle. However, I've never once heard it expressed in news, media or acquaintances that the term was offensive in nature. It was just surprising to me to hear it now.
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theFlu
Hunter
You do realize that "lame" is quite offensive to some people, and you should not be using it. It's not even the pointlessness of the request; it's the utter hypocrisy of the requesters, "just don't insult the better people, mmkay".
Riamus
Hunter
If a small percent of people using them costs then offensive but most consider it the correct terminology, then trying to get rid of the use of that isn't right. People today have very thin skin and I think that is on purpose for many. If it is clearly not intended but anyone to be offensive and most people using them do not consider it offensive, then it is acceptable to use the terminology. I have never heard anyone who has them say anything whatsoever about the term being offensive. Again, this could be limited to a small part of the world (maybe a very small part) where those there wasn't to change the word because they don't like it. But if the rest of the world considered it acceptable and normal, then there isn't any reason to change it outside of that location and no reason at all to be offended by people using it.
There are certainly words that are intended to be offensive and those should absolutely not be used. But to call a word offensive when it isn't intended by anyone to be offensive and is just the weird everyone uses, then that isn't a reason to try to prevent people from using the word outside of that location.
Let's look at it another way as well. Locks are typically used to describe children's hair. I think many people who wear dreadlocks would take offense at them being equated with children's hair as everyone I know with them take pride in them. If I found a lot of people who said locks were offensive, would you tell everyone you know who calls them locks that they can't do so anymore because some people are offended by the term? Would they listen to you? I doubt it.
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