And I'm sorry, but I don't believe that it's OK to upset someone just because it will only be for a few hours.
Well then, let's stop talking about gay marriage because it might upset the man who had a nervous breakdown when his son came out. Let's stop asking for the truth about Iraq because it might upset the relatives of soldiers who died there to think they died in false cause. Let's stop talking about anything, because it's going to upset someone!
That's an exaggeration, of course, and I agree that, obviously, you should try to avoid hurting people whenever possible. But...I think raising any issue worth raising is going to risk hurting some people; and I think that in this particular case, the risk is small enough that it justifies the hoped-for benefit in making a point to the reactionary, hysterical mass shouting about lj stalking. I think people, when it comes down to it, are basically quite resilient. :)
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Date: April 2nd, 2004 12:44 am (UTC)From:Well then, let's stop talking about gay marriage because it might upset the man who had a nervous breakdown when his son came out. Let's stop asking for the truth about Iraq because it might upset the relatives of soldiers who died there to think they died in false cause. Let's stop talking about anything, because it's going to upset someone!
That's an exaggeration, of course, and I agree that, obviously, you should try to avoid hurting people whenever possible. But...I think raising any issue worth raising is going to risk hurting some people; and I think that in this particular case, the risk is small enough that it justifies the hoped-for benefit in making a point to the reactionary, hysterical mass shouting about lj stalking. I think people, when it comes down to it, are basically quite resilient. :)