Alicorn comments on Sayeth the Girl - Less Wrong

47 Post author: Alicorn 19 July 2009 10:24PM

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Comment author: Peter_Twieg 20 July 2009 02:26:14AM *  -1 points [-]

Isn't social acceptance of saying rude but not false things exactly what you're arguing in favor of?

I don't think so, unless you're implying that the armchair theorizing in this community is always rude. I'd prefer to presume that not to be the case unless there's evidence otherwise... and I conceded in my top-level reply to this thread that there sometimes is (in my view.)

Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 20 July 2009 02:30:48AM 2 points [-]

Well, all else equal, speculations about other people based on their intrinsic demographics seems fairly rude to me; your mileage may vary.

I am, as I said, willing to accept rudeness when stating facts, though tact is always appreciated.