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ATTN: Kickstart | by Arivia | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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Woah there, you're way overboard. | by JimK | 2006-06-22 14:06:04 |
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Why do I even bother? | by Arivia | 2006-06-22 14:25:30 |
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Mod ruling: Bother or not... | by Illiad | 2006-06-22 14:31:39 |
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Oh, yes, I'm at fault when people don't consider | by Arivia | 2006-06-22 14:44:14 |
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by ag_wyvern |
2006-06-22 15:03:06 |
No, really. You are.
*Everyone* misunderstands you. We all refuse to listen.
Going right back to the beginning, you challenged the original post because KS said the writer was biased.
KS believes there's a potential for bias because of the researcher's background. You say 'no, no, no' because the researcher is transgender, not gay or bi. There's no way there could be bias on the researcher's part because the tg and gay 'agendas' are different.
And thus the whole 'debate' spiralled out of control.
Holy cats.
Hypothetical question: if a Scientologist was writing a sociology paper studying the relations between mainstream American Christians and Muslims, could there be bias? After all, the Scientology and Muslim agendas are different. However, I would argue that there could be bias there, because the Scientologist is well aware of the regard in which his religion is held be mainstream Americans and *could* let that affect his interpretation of his findings, given that Muslims are also, unfortunately, held in some suspicion by mainstream Americans given the events of recent years.
You seem to delight in holding up the dictionary in your defense of your argument. *Perhaps* the dictionary *does* support your position... however, that doesn't address the *fact* that the majority of other participants seem to define the words 'bias' and 'prejudice' differently than you.
Here's a thought... find a different way to say what you mean without using those words. And maybe, just maybe, you could take a couple of steps back and look at the discussion with a clear eye. In a debate, there's no real *right* or *wrong* side. However, in a true debate, there's a willingness to listen to the other side's arguments to consider their validity.
I don't think you can honestly say that you've done that (nor can *some* others in the discussion).
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A side thought... | by thewrongcrowd | 2006-06-22 18:39:43 |
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