← Back to context Comment by crooked-v 10 months ago It shouldn't be, but it is. 5 comments crooked-v Reply skissane 10 months ago No doubt to some people it is, but to a lot of people it isn’t. It isn’t a smear to me, nor to many people I know. wolfgang42 10 months ago This is entirely missing the point. Until more or less everybody shares this opinion, being publicly labeled as such will still have adverse effects. skissane 10 months ago You can say the same about a lot of other things, e.g. being divorced, being in a same-sex relationship, being adopted: somebody out there will judge you negatively for it, but fearing their judgement is part of what gives it power. 2 replies →
skissane 10 months ago No doubt to some people it is, but to a lot of people it isn’t. It isn’t a smear to me, nor to many people I know. wolfgang42 10 months ago This is entirely missing the point. Until more or less everybody shares this opinion, being publicly labeled as such will still have adverse effects. skissane 10 months ago You can say the same about a lot of other things, e.g. being divorced, being in a same-sex relationship, being adopted: somebody out there will judge you negatively for it, but fearing their judgement is part of what gives it power. 2 replies →
wolfgang42 10 months ago This is entirely missing the point. Until more or less everybody shares this opinion, being publicly labeled as such will still have adverse effects. skissane 10 months ago You can say the same about a lot of other things, e.g. being divorced, being in a same-sex relationship, being adopted: somebody out there will judge you negatively for it, but fearing their judgement is part of what gives it power. 2 replies →
skissane 10 months ago You can say the same about a lot of other things, e.g. being divorced, being in a same-sex relationship, being adopted: somebody out there will judge you negatively for it, but fearing their judgement is part of what gives it power. 2 replies →
No doubt to some people it is, but to a lot of people it isn’t. It isn’t a smear to me, nor to many people I know.
This is entirely missing the point. Until more or less everybody shares this opinion, being publicly labeled as such will still have adverse effects.
You can say the same about a lot of other things, e.g. being divorced, being in a same-sex relationship, being adopted: somebody out there will judge you negatively for it, but fearing their judgement is part of what gives it power.
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