Worst of Social Justice

[Damen]

[Alehksunos]

Funny. I still get called a s j w despite the content of my tumblr.

Which brings me to something I would like to say and never got to: I have since come to revile the term "Social Justice Warrior", simply because it's almost like a buzzword invented to vilify rational-minded people posting about how our society is fucked (when this is true, though rarely exaggerated) instead of just people who want "justice" from the "discrimination" of having an imaginary boy/girlfriend (to where they trivialize the actual struggles of homosexuals, bisexuals, pansexuals and asexuals in society).

[QueenofHearts]

Funny. I still get called a s j w despite the content of my tumblr.

Which brings me to something I would like to say and never got to: I have since come to revile the term "Social Justice Warrior", simply because it's almost like a buzzword invented to vilify rational-minded people posting about how our society is fucked (when this is true, though rarely exaggerated) instead of just people who want "justice" from the "discrimination" of having an imaginary boy/girlfriend (to where they trivialize the actual struggles of homosexuals, bisexuals, pansexuals and asexuals in society).

I agree. My favorite was being called a "social justice warrior" by a certain former admin because I stood up to him about using the word "it" in reference to transgender people.

[Witchyjoshy]

"philia" may mean love but it's used to refer to fetishes and other paraphernalia in common lingo.  Nice try >_>

The first line was promising (being attracted to animals doesn't mean you're automatically an animal rapist - raping an animal makes you an animal rapist.) but then it just went all downhill from there x_X

[RavynousHunter]

"philia" may mean love but it's used to refer to fetishes and other paraphernalia in common lingo.  Nice try >_>

The first line was promising (being attracted to animals doesn't mean you're automatically an animal rapist - raping an animal makes you an animal rapist.) but then it just went all downhill from there x_X

Of course, this is when an asshole like me opens a massive can o worms by casually mentioning the term "paraphilia."

[Ultimate Paragon]

An animal cannot give consent, you dingbats!

[Murdin]

I see what you did there.

[Cerim Treascair]

I'm gonna draw some oncoming fire my way here...

One of my best, dearest friends is a zoophile.  He's never done a thing with any real animal, despite owning seven dogs over the course of his 58 years of life.  He also has one of the most amazing vinyl record collections and plush animal collections (he likes deer and has a special adoration for Bambi) that I've ever seen.  I am proud and honored to know him.


So.  Tell me again how all zoophiles are evil animal-fuckers.  I'll be pleased as punch to make you eat through a straw for a few years.

[Sigmaleph]

The point is not "all zoophiles are disgusting and should die" or whatever. The point is the silliness of trying to redefine zoophilia from "sexual attraction to animals"* to "love of animals". That's not what the word means and the argument is stupid.


*You. The person thinking of saying something along the lines of "humans are animals too!!!". You are not clever, you know exactly what I meant, and you should feel bad.

[I am lizard]

I'm gonna draw some oncoming fire my way here...

One of my best, dearest friends is a zoophile.  He's never done a thing with any real animal, despite owning seven dogs over the course of his 58 years of life.  He also has one of the most amazing vinyl record collections and plush animal collections (he likes deer and has a special adoration for Bambi) that I've ever seen.  I am proud and honored to know him.


So.  Tell me again how all zoophiles are evil animal-fuckers.  I'll be pleased as punch to make you eat through a straw for a few years.

You could have phrased that in a less internet tough guy way.

[Cerim Treascair]

ex... cept that it does.

One of the VERY FIRST DEFINITIONS for '-philia':  'a strong feeling of love or admiration for something'

zo-? 'animal'


Ergo...? C'mon, do I REALLY need to spell this out for you guys?  The former may be, in the social sense, what Zoophilia is percieved as *now*, but the latter is FAR more accurate.


And Lizard? When my friend has had the cops called on him (repeatedly) for supposedly doing things with his dogs over the course of 20 years with no evidence or justification, then him getting stuck with the resulting legal bills from having to fight that bullshit, it makes me a little defensive on his behalf.

[Sigmaleph]

ex... cept that it does.

One of the VERY FIRST DEFINITIONS for '-philia':  'a strong feeling of love or admiration for something'

zo-? 'animal'


Ergo...? C'mon, do I REALLY need to spell this out for you guys?  The former may be, in the social sense, what Zoophilia is percieved as *now*, but the latter is FAR more accurate.

Etymological fallacy. You might as well argue that homophobia means "fear of sameness" rather than "bigotry against gay people". That's one possible reading of the root words, but it's not what people actually mean when they say it.

[Cerim Treascair]

Then you may as well argue that the word 'fag' in any of the common 'definitons' is an etymological fallacy.  It can mean a cigarette, a bundle of sticks OR a derogatory slur against a gay person.  So which one do people "actually mean when they say it"?


This is why I get so frustrated when I see people equate zoophilia with 'does harmful things to animals, without fail, end of story, they all need to be locked up'.

[Alehksunos]

All this developing zoophile drama:



(Sorry, Damen. I don't even like Loki.)

[Damen]

All this developing zoophile drama:



(Sorry, Damen. I don't even like Loki.)

...gif thief...



Just kidding.