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Originally Posted by MMM
You are changing things a bit here. You said other people are responsible for my emotions. My emotions is a feeling of discrimination.
If I discriminate against someone, then I am responsible for my action.
If someone feels discriminated against by me, by your words, I am also responsible for that.
Naturally, if I bully or discriminate, then I am responsible for my actions, but I can't be held responsible for other people's conceptions, misconceptions or feelings. You said you value emotion over logic.
What I am saying is you are responsible for your own actions AND emotions. It's like "He was mean and made me cry." Well, he might have been mean, but only you can allow yourself to cry.
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I do value emotion over logic. It's for that reason that I feel people need to be careful of what they say, for it can feel like someone is discriminated against. For example, earlier in this thread, I felt like someone had suggested that - because people wear baggy clothes - they're "thugs." I felt discriminated against and stereotyped in that instance. I feel like the person who said that is responsible.
If there was a misconception, then that person had plenty of time throughout this thread to explain that they weren't discriminating and why. If the Chinese chef explained to you why they weren't discriminating against you, then - to me - everything is just fine and dandy.
I completely disagree with the idea of "you made yourself cry." If someone says something mean and hurts another person's feelings, that person shouldn't be expected to "suck it up." Human beings are emotional creatures. A natural response to pain is to cry. If someone was mean, then they're directly responsible for making that person cry.
Eh, I feel like we definitely need to agree to disagree at this point. Again. We just have different personalities, and we'll keep going around in circles over this issue.