Are We Really Such Cowards?

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Well at least he didn't try putting a spider on your face, or shoving it down your back or something like that.

Given that Aspergers in itself has a HIGH comorbidity rate with ANXIETY DISORDERS, which is what a phobia IS, I'd say that percentage is weighted because of WHO is voting.

COWARDS??? *holding back profanities* You, yourself, Neant are not stupid and would HAVE to know that "coward" is not a complimentary word. Thus you are insulting those who DO have phobias. So HOW IN THE HELL can you be surprised when people feel offended???

I truly think you have been walking the FINE LINE OF TROLLING with some of your past few threads, deliberately stirring up frustrations, imho.

Might I add that only 31 people voted one way or another. That is not even CLOSE to the full population at Wrong Planet. Your percentages are therefore inaccurate.

Magic scratches his head. How is "coward" insulting? According to the dictionary a coward is "a person who is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty or pain". This appears to fit descriptions of some phobias. I can't find the logic in getting upset after being called a coward. If one is cowardly in the aspect discussed, then one should be grateful for the correct diagnosis. If not, then it would be not difficult to provide factual arguments to the contrary. Hmmm... such is my theory of mind. I am utterly confused seeing all the offense flying around. Can anyone explain?

The fact is someone would need to be pretty low functioning not to realise that calling others cowards while proclaiming to have overcame such things with bravery will always get peoples backs up. Why dont people here try to be less autistic. Its cowardly to resort to stims when you could be more normal like the majority. I dont believe this but it isnt too far off what neanthuman has said and i would expect people to get annoyed.

"Coward" refers to the whole of a person's nature. Not to a specific fear. Two very different things.

Let's add that even if the definition isn't technically insulting, it <i>is</i> an insulting word. Let's say someone loses every game of chess you play with them. Now, by the first defintion of "loser," on m-w.com, "one that loses especially consistently," that would be accruate, but still a rotten thing to say. It has a bad connotation that is <i>widely understood.</i>

OK, so the word has been used incorrectly. Why this offends you, and why do you feel compelled to reply with "profanities" (that, I assume, would possibly be similarly incorrect)? Why not correct the error by providing appropriate definitions and factual information?


Why is the inappropriate word insulting? What do you gain by getting upset by it?

I don't mean to offend anyone. I am genuinely puzzled by people taking offense (in general, not only in this thread). It seems counterproductive. It is logical to assume that none of us is an ideal being, and discussing deficits, while perhaps difficult, may be quite constructive. For example, I would gladly participate in the discussion "Are you a loser?". I would think it's an honest question and give an honest answer. But I am of course aware that such a topic would immediately deteriorate into name calling, accusations of trolling, etc. This I know by observation, it is not self-evident to me.

Well, I know that my thought processes are somewhat weird.

Because I'm not so sure he didn't mean to be insulting or at the very least, to rile people up.