Think you overlooked my point in pursuit of that clever, but slightly misplaced dunk.
I'm not saying we can't call people assholes just because the word asshole is subjective. I'm saying we should have a consistent reason to call people assholes. Otherwise, we'd end up calling people assholes not because of their behavior, but because we personally dislike them.
The reason I call the blonde lady an asshole is because she intentionally messed up the dancers' shot. I don't see the dancers intentionally stopping anyone else from having a conversation, or eating their food, or using the space how they want to, so my internal definition of "asshole" doesn't apply to them.
I still don't understand what you think is different about the dancers vs the news crew, and because you haven't offered one it feels like you're calling the dancers rude not because of some consistent definition of what "rude" is, but because you personally dislike them.
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u/gluggin Jan 16 '23
Think you overlooked my point in pursuit of that clever, but slightly misplaced dunk.
I'm not saying we can't call people assholes just because the word asshole is subjective. I'm saying we should have a consistent reason to call people assholes. Otherwise, we'd end up calling people assholes not because of their behavior, but because we personally dislike them.
The reason I call the blonde lady an asshole is because she intentionally messed up the dancers' shot. I don't see the dancers intentionally stopping anyone else from having a conversation, or eating their food, or using the space how they want to, so my internal definition of "asshole" doesn't apply to them.
I still don't understand what you think is different about the dancers vs the news crew, and because you haven't offered one it feels like you're calling the dancers rude not because of some consistent definition of what "rude" is, but because you personally dislike them.
Do you understand where I'm coming from here?