Post by cjm on Sept 3, 2017 8:34:23 GMT
There’s No One Left to Insult
There are good reasons that pejorative references to homosexuals, Jews,[4] the handicapped, gypsies, freemasons and Jehovah’s Witnesses are beyond the pale. The negative feelings against these groups have not disappeared, but it is best to keep such feelings to yourself.
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The same goes for single mothers, bicyclists, small allotment gardeners, pedestrians, the autistic, left-handers, vegetarians, vegans, hair-dressers, dyslexics, people with lactose intolerance and gluten allergies, women who publicly nurse their babies, nudists, patrons of the Bayreuth Wagner festival, soccer fans and people who watch RTL-II television.
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So who else is there to dislike? People who drive diesel cars, people who don’t separate their trash, parents who home-school, Christians who celebrate a Latin mass, homeopaths who prescribe little white pills, and dog owners who don’t clean up after their animals. That’s all there is, and that is quite noticeable these days. The times are exciting. Only the politics are boring.
There are good reasons that pejorative references to homosexuals, Jews,[4] the handicapped, gypsies, freemasons and Jehovah’s Witnesses are beyond the pale. The negative feelings against these groups have not disappeared, but it is best to keep such feelings to yourself.
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The same goes for single mothers, bicyclists, small allotment gardeners, pedestrians, the autistic, left-handers, vegetarians, vegans, hair-dressers, dyslexics, people with lactose intolerance and gluten allergies, women who publicly nurse their babies, nudists, patrons of the Bayreuth Wagner festival, soccer fans and people who watch RTL-II television.
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So who else is there to dislike? People who drive diesel cars, people who don’t separate their trash, parents who home-school, Christians who celebrate a Latin mass, homeopaths who prescribe little white pills, and dog owners who don’t clean up after their animals. That’s all there is, and that is quite noticeable these days. The times are exciting. Only the politics are boring.