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 Post subject: Re: #FHRITP
PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 12:19 pm 
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prickly_pete wrote:
Online shaming: the return of mob morality

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/online-sha ... -1.3071354

Worth a watch. Short documentary on our new old habit of public shaming.


Nice. I'll check it out.


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 Post subject: Re: #FHRITP
PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:21 pm 
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Margarita Maude wrote:
prickly_pete wrote:
Online shaming: the return of mob morality

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/online-sha ... -1.3071354

Worth a watch. Short documentary on our new old habit of public shaming.


Nice. I'll check it out.


Interesting. However, that first woman was a bad example. She started the shaming by taking a picture of the guys and also it wasn't legitimate abuse or harassment. She can feel "victimized" as much as she wants but it's just two guys making dirty jokes. I would file that under "disruptive behaviour" similar to someone rustling a candy wrapper too loudly at the opera instead of "inappropriate comments", "harassment" or "sexual abuse," which are really big stretches of the truth.

Of course I agree with the thesis of the video which is even if someone is flipping the bird at a soldier's grave or saying that dirty jokes are sexual harassment, they don't deserve death threats or horrible insults. However, I don't think critical thinking or comments about the situation and your opinion are abuse and I think we should still be able to express our opinions, unlike the author of the book who says ideally we shouldn't be making online comments at all (like that'll happen).


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