(02-22-2015, 05:31 PM)Seriphyn Wrote: So, from our initial musings, it seems the first point reminds me of a conversation I had with a comedian regarding offensive comedy.Yes, exactly! Public spaces are meant for harmonious interactions. Private ones can be as raunchy, insulting, or in this case, heated, as you need them to be. If three or more people want to debate it's best to form a party and debate that way, not to force it on the 100+ people in a large linkshell you just so happen to share. It's like friends debating in the middle of a mall--not everyone wants to see it, and the managers will typically tell you you're distracting the pedestrians and ask you to leave.
If you're going to a comedy show, you should expect to hear absolutely anything and not get offended by it. You're heading into something you know full well may stray into territory you're not comfortable with. On that, he was able to justify using offensive jokes. However, he strongly discouraged the idea about making offensive jokes outside of a show. People are not expecting it, cannot be expected to expect it, and so on.Â
This same principle, then, can be applied to the argument regarding lore debates in public linkshells.
[sub]...but whatever happened to the mouse?[/sub]
