When not tolerating the intolerance goes too far
There is a story going around on reddit about a LGBT person getting a person blacklisted from attending any university over a homophobic post he made on Facebook. He eventually killed himself. He is now being labeled as a POS.
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Ironic he makes a intolerant post. He made a misogynistic post.
I am neutral about all this because I don't know the story nor do I know what was the status. If someone kills themselves over being held accountable over something recent, then it's not your fault they took their lives, they had their own problems. But if this was from years ago, then I can understand why the left would be pissed and think "this has gone too far, people change so this was unnecessary to try and hold him accountable over something in the past they wrote."
I guess this is another topic about cancel culture. So this person who took their life was basically cancelled by universities over a status he wrote on his facebook years ago it seems like. Someone brought up in the comments this fella could have also been gay and had internalized homophobia. Many LGBT people had internalized homophobia.
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Daughter: NT, no diagnoses.
People are losing their jobs these days over what they posted on-line the various illegal, perverse, and violent acts they would perform on anyone who defeated Mr. Trump in the last election.
People are losing their jobs for posting videos on-line of the various illegal, perverse, and violent acts they have performed on others in the last few years.
Heck, people are losing their jobs over things they said and did in high-school and college that were considered "normal" for their age group and the social environment at the time.
People also lose their jobs for seemingly no reason at all.
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I honestly think this isn't really new behaviour. Yeah, social media makes it easier to do this kind of thing to people, but people, liberal or conservative, have lost jobs because they have been "outed" for acting certain ways and believing certain things, even things they did in the past.
Everyone has met someone really petty who has the capacity to do this if they know enough about you and know where you work/go to school, whether you know them online or in real life. This is why it's important to be careful about what you say online and to people you don't know/trust in real life because even if you don't believe what you used to believe in the past, if your employer or school finds out about it and they don't want you representing them they will drop you, and they have every right to in the U.S. at least.
"Cancel culture" isn't anything new, "canceling" someone is just easier to do now.
People are losing their jobs for posting videos on-line of the various illegal, perverse, and violent acts they have performed on others in the last few years.
Heck, people are losing their jobs over things they said and did in high-school and college that were considered "normal" for their age group and the social environment at the time.
People also lose their jobs for seemingly no reason at all.
I think it is stupid to get fired for stuff you did as a teen. This is why I like being anonymous online and not tie myself to real life. I treat my Facebook like real life. Everywhere else it is all online and I never use my real name. T
Unless you have a opinion that the majority agree with and that is acceptable in society, then share it publicly. No consequences.
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Son: Diagnosed w/anxiety and ADHD. Also academic delayed.
Daughter: NT, no diagnoses.
Everyone has met someone really petty who has the capacity to do this if they know enough about you and know where you work/go to school, whether you know them online or in real life. This is why it's important to be careful about what you say online and to people you don't know/trust in real life because even if you don't believe what you used to believe in the past, if your employer or school finds out about it and they don't want you representing them they will drop you, and they have every right to in the U.S. at least.
"Cancel culture" isn't anything new, "canceling" someone is just easier to do now.
I wonder if the man is a POS because he bragged about it, not because he reported his status to universities driving the man to suicide because he couldn't handle the consequences. The fact he seemed to be all happy he drove him to suicide is what maybe people on Reddit and on Twitter are angry about. Most people would feel guilty if their actions lead to someone committing suicide which is why partners have difficulties leaving their abusive partner because they had told them they will kill themselves if they leave them. Emotional blackmail. Therapy helps you understand you did not make them commit suicide, they chose this because they were not well.
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Son: Diagnosed w/anxiety and ADHD. Also academic delayed.
Daughter: NT, no diagnoses.
Everyone has met someone really petty who has the capacity to do this if they know enough about you and know where you work/go to school, whether you know them online or in real life. This is why it's important to be careful about what you say online and to people you don't know/trust in real life because even if you don't believe what you used to believe in the past, if your employer or school finds out about it and they don't want you representing them they will drop you, and they have every right to in the U.S. at least.
"Cancel culture" isn't anything new, "canceling" someone is just easier to do now.
I wonder if the man is a POS because he bragged about it, not because he reported his status to universities driving the man to suicide because he couldn't handle the consequences. The fact he seemed to be all happy he drove him to suicide is what maybe people on Reddit and on Twitter are angry about. Most people would feel guilty if their actions lead to someone committing suicide which is why partners have difficulties leaving their abusive partner because they had told them they will kill themselves if they leave them. Emotional blackmail. Therapy helps you understand you did not make them commit suicide, they chose this because they were not well.
Yeah, that behaviour is disgusting. Someone committing suicide isn't really anyone's fault (unless they're telling that person to kill themselves, or something), but bragging about that happening and having no remorse is evil. Even if someone does something you think is terrible you shouldn't want them to kill themselves.
There were people with ASPD on Reddit saying they would not do anything this evil after someone mentioned only a sociopath would do it.
And if this man is a true doctor where he helps patients, I would have fired him if I found out he posted this. I wouldn't trust him around any of his patients.
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Son: Diagnosed w/anxiety and ADHD. Also academic delayed.
Daughter: NT, no diagnoses.