They can dish it out but can't take it

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[–]Keri10[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Would you opinion change if a gay/trans person is making fun of someone and the person responds with an anti-gay/anti-trans/ slur? What if the person being mocked decided to respond by making fun of the teasers dead relatives/friends?

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My opinion is simply that while incitement to violence in such matters should not be looked on favorably, the violence itself also should not be looked on favorably. Yes you shouldn't give the person who is trying to provoke a violent reaction exactly what they want.

I'm not going to stand around and take abuse from someone like this, because eventually I will get angry enough to clock them. So it's best to just peace out and let them deal with an ever shrinking circle of people who will put up with that shit.

That applies to anyone who is out intentionally out griefing with people, regardless of if they are trying to play victim or victimizer.

[–]cephyrious 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Any verbal escalation brings with it the possibility of violence. If you are not prepared for that, don't escalate. I am not saying violence is justified, just that it is a very real possibility you need to take into account. Go outside a mosque in any Western country and burn a pile of qurans. You are (probably) not doing anything illegal. Any physical consequence of this will be immoral and illegal. But if you do it without considering being physically attacked as a very likely consequence you are being an absolute moron.