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[Opinions] Re: Insults people should stop using for names
If you are reacting to people's posts from the Comment sections, then you may be lecturing to the wrong crowd. People who post under the Comments section are not necessarily regular users of the Opinions boards.It comes across as a bit presumptuous to lecture others so broadly on what opinions you think they should have and to assume their motivations. We all have our own biases and some comments may be completely off the wall, but that doesn't mean that you have the right to tell people what they can and cannot say. This website does have anti-trolling policies, but that is different from insisting on prescribed language. Feel free to disagree and make a case for your opposing view point if you like. An "Opinions" board becomes pointless when people can no-longer share opinions. I doubt that the some of the things that you listed are real people's names. However, even if they really are in use, the existence of even worse names does not prevent people from holding negative or positive opinions about other (less extreme) names.It is not sexist for someone to point out that certain things are stereotypically associated with stripper stage names. It is not incorrect to point out that some names are associated with socio-economic status because some names are more popular among some groups than in others. It is not inappropriate to point out that some names could potentially subject the owner to childhood teasing. You yourself listed a bunch of things that you consider terrible to have as a name, so it would be hypocritical to lecture others for doing the same thing.
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I completely understand. Its sends the wrong message. I'm sorry that I hurt people's feelings.

This message was edited 9/14/2021, 1:11 PM

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