Are people more thin-skinned now or what?

[Deleted]

Nope, it's just way easier to be heard/hear them these days than way back when you had to stand atop a soapbox and yell real loud.

Thin skinned? No.

Throwing a fit, to get their way (like a child would) - Yes.

It seems to be working.

This is pathetic on both sides. The "children" and the authorities.

[Flurryfang]

While some people say that we have becomed more thin-skinned, i really just think that it has something to do with this generation, being the first to live with global communication. Everybody can give a voice to everything, and since you are on the global net, you can be offended by anything, say whatever and yet not take any action against it, with no side effect.

So no, people are not more thin-skinned, it has just becomed easy to show how thin-skinned we have always been.

[Kalis]

Whether calling for censorship of Lady Chatterley's Lover a century ago*, or people today calling computer games sexist because you can't see Batman's bum, the perpetually outraged have always been around.



*Technically not a century ago, as it came out in 1928, but I wanted to be more poetic.

[Powerogue]

While some people say that we have becomed more thin-skinned, i really just think that it has something to do with this generation, being the first to live with global communication. Everybody can give a voice to everything, and since you are on the global net, you can be offended by anything, say whatever and yet not take any action against it, with no side effect.

So no, people are not more thin-skinned, it has just becomed easy to show how thin-skinned we have always been.

That's actually a really good explanation. It's really just an extension of the classic theory of the internet.

[Kellhound]

Yes, we have become FAR more thin skinned here in the US in the past 30-40 years. At this rate people will be going to therapy for years if they see someone stub their toe...

[Tuesdays]

Nope, it's just way easier to be heard/hear them these days than way back when you had to stand atop a soapbox and yell real loud.


This is pathetic on both sides. The "children" and the authorities.

I don't quite understand how this is a problem. We start early teaching our children that, this is not how you act, you can't stomp your feet and cry to get your way. I hate to say it, but I think human rights have gotten out of control.

[Flurryfang]

That's actually a really good explanation. It's really just an extension of the classic theory of the internet.

Indeed. When people don't have to be afraid, that people would punch you in the face for their opnion, some folks really just opens up for their inner demons.

[Aeula]

Dude it's 2016!

That means you have to be offended by everything.

[Immitis]

So I'm part of a group on FB..my ex invited me to it, for nerdy people. Seems like a good idea to perhaps get to know some new people with some similar interests etc etc. I really should have known better.

Among some of the more ridiculous things I've seen posted.
-Someone being triggered by someone's weight loss picture. "You should be put up trigger warnings for that". Because this person had/has an issue with bulemia. Like....honestly, I get stuff like that can be rough, I suffer from depression myself but...what the actual fuck?

-Someone posting someone's personal information because they were sent a dickpic. Rather than deal with it the mature way (IE, deleting the thing, and if you're really bothered, inform the police for a lude act I guess). Trying to get people to spam that person with hatemail, get them to lose their job, etc etc.

And that's just kinda the tip of the iceberg. It seems like people need more and more "trigger" warnings...rather than dealing with shit in a calm/rational/adult way. I consider myself fairly PC when the moment calls for it, but some of this shit is off the walls.

This isn't a shot at SJWs or anything like that. Just a thought that if we, have collectively as a society, become far more indulgent in the need to protect people, and whether we are doing anyone any favors by doing this.

if someone flashed their dangalang at you in public theyd be arrested and put in jail, why should i be forced to get dick pics from males when i did no such solicitation of no dingalingalangs?

everyone needs to fucking stop with the dick pics, NOBODY likes dick pics, NOBODY.

[breadisfunny]

The radical left is creeping some elements of a fascist police state into society masked by charges of racism and insanity. All you need to do is say the wrong thing once and they start removing you from society. People become afraid to speak out in public for fear of reprisal. People are made to fear offending people on an internet forum for fear of getting banned by leftist moderators. That's how you silence good discussion and create a police state.

you need to really stop reading infowars and listening to alex jones.

[Moralgy]

Older people get "triggered" by fuck, shit, damn, ect. People are just more offended by stuff that is directed towards others than just vague expressions of emotion now.

[Queen of Hamsters]

It's part of a culture of victim olympics where everyone is competing to be the most-victimised group in order to ironically claim more power over the actions of others

This.

These days you can't even say something POSITIVE about a group of people without being called a racist, sexist, xenophob or whatever..."I love Irishmen!" is met with "WHY? You can't lump all of them together in one loveable lump because it triggers me as fuck!!"...

People are becoming so PC that soon we won't be able to laugh at other people. Period. Not even when they mean to be funny, since they COULD feel bad if someone laughed in the wrong way...

The reasoning seems to be that "If you're not offended at least once a day, you're not being interesting and deep enough!!", especially in the 20-30 bracket of people.

[Immitis]

Older people get "triggered" by fuck, shit, damn, ect. People are just more offended by stuff that is directed towards others than just vague expressions of emotion now.

we need to get rid of rock music because it makes kids worship satan

[derpkitteh]

people have come to think that their need to be unoffended trumps your right to speak.

people have also gotten weaker in terms of things that actually offend people. my generation is rather weak and pathetic, and i have no idea how it went so wrong. we grew up with some of the best cartoons, so it wasn't the cartoons.

[breadisfunny]

people have come to think that their need to be unoffended trumps your right to speak.

people have also gotten weaker in terms of things that actually offend people. my generation is rather weak and pathetic, and i have no idea how it went so wrong. we grew up with some of the best cartoons, so it wasn't the cartoons.

don't worry cartoon network made sure those cartoons won't ever come back.

[Moralgy]

we need to get rid of rock music because it makes kids worship satan

Sounds like we need more rock music~

[dixincide]

everyone has a place where they can anonymously voice their opinions now with little to no immediate repercussions onto themselves.

[Slant]

don't worry cartoon network made sure those cartoons won't ever come back.

Looney tunes. Such classics. So not PC. :P

[Immitis]

Sounds like we need more rock music~

but then they'll start fornicatin and smokin DU BEEEz and we'll all go to hell

[breadisfunny]

Looney tunes. Such classics. So not PC. :P

i'm talking more along the lines of billy and mandy johnny bravo cow and chicken courage dexter's labratory...