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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (41700)	12/26/2001 5:08:01 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I think you ought to quit while you are behind. I didn't look for this fight. As I said during the last round, I sought feedback from both Greg and Neo on the appropriateness of my terminology and was left to believe that it was an acceptable way to tag a set of beliefs. I'd been using the term for a long time when I was jumped. Now that that has occurred, I have no intention of quitting until I understand, which I do not, as yet. In the interests of understanding I took the comments from the last round and synthesized them. The comments: JLA--I think the term "imaginary friend" is offensive and patronizing to those with sincere religious convictions. Neo-- I have always found the banter about having an Imaginary Friend arch, petty, and insulting. Mrs. Peel--Are you suggesting that there is a context where it is not offensive and patronizing? Choosie--And it is hurtful. And dismissive. And rude. Bill--disrespectful to God and to the people who believe in God...ridiculing and insulting... sacrilegious or otherwise offensive statement. We have three general themes: 1) pain causing (offensive, hurtful); 2) belittling (dismissive, petty, rude, insulting, disrespectful, and patronizing); and blasphemy (sacreligious). So now we're talking about number two, belittling. Any time you divide people into two classes of unequal standing you are belittling one of them. Chris and I simply belittling different groups. If you are not offended, it may be that you agree than your beliefs are such that you are in need of help. I have heard that message from you before. But that doesn't mean that you have not been belittled, only that you do not feel hurt by it. I feel belittled that I'm thought to be in need of help when, IMO, I have my head screwed on straight. I am not hurt by it either, because I am comfortable in my shoes, but I've still been belittled. Someone tell me the difference. Perhaps it's because what I say is blasphemous (number 3) and what Chris says is consistent with majority thinking. Or perhaps it's number 1--some people got their feelings hurt. Karen