Posted by Homelycygnet on October 7, 2013, at 9:54:09
In reply to ethnic stereotyping » Dr. Bob, posted by Homelycygnet on October 7, 2013, at 7:58:13
I wanted to clarify that by slur by association I was referring to inserting posts about a mental illness (PTSD) into the thread about Lou's complaints. I think it might put him in a false light in the same manner as putting a photograph of someone next to a description of some illness or activity might damage his reputation without directly accusing him. I believe in defamation cases this is referred to as a false light claim.
> I think this is inappropriate on your part. This slur by association tends to invalidate other people's experience by suggesting that it is caused by an illness or trauma. Would it be correct to interpret your overcontrolling and insensitive treatment of people here as resulting from PTSD because presumably your ancestors were raped in Nanking or worked to death on a railroad? I don't think so. Knock it off Bob.
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> > > > Thank you for being willing to engage with me in this discussion. That was a general thought I had. I'm not saying it applies to you. I accept that applying it to you isn't acceptable to you. Let's say it did apply to someone else, Poster X. The idea would be that X belonged to a community that was traumatized, that X was traumatized indirectly. It can feel humiliating to be seen as the victim of trauma. Who wants to be seen as a victim? Still, being seen as a victim doesn't necessarily harm the reputation of X or induce hostile feelings against them. Especially here. Here, it could induce empathy, tolerance, and support. Which would be good for the community as a whole.
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> > > descriptions of these people in question ... could be thought to be stereotyping Jews that either directly or indirectly (redacted by respondent) as a child ... it is a false statement against my character.
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> > I didn't mean to imply that that happened to all people who were traumatized indirectly. And I don't know why it would happen to some people and not others. I don't think it's even understood why some people who are traumatized directly get PTSD and others don't.
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> > I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't see having been traumatized (directly or indirectly), or suffering the aftereffects, as a statement against someone's character.
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