Reply #204: oh, now, you know

[iverglas]

You're more than happy to draw conclusions about people you've never seen, much less met, based on what you see in the media.

... it isn't really just what I see in the media, you know. Do you forget that it's been 10 years since I first read this forum?

:rofl:

I'm sure confirmation bias keeps those preconceptions firmly planted.

Ah, I just love a good "preconception".

I've never met somebody who publishes hate literature, but I have this odd "preconception" that they might be an asshole if I did meet them.

I have met people who think GLBT people should not have equal rights, and guess what ... they're assholes. Mind you, I'm quite sure the men among them hold chairs for ladies.

Some things are just kinda "by definition", you see. Yes you do, I know you do.

And of course one can just define some things as one pleases, eh? Some people define a man who holds chairs for ladies as "a gentleman". I'm not in that crowd. I'm also not in the crowd that defines people who prance around in public with firearms attached to their bodies as "nice".

In these matters, your personal definition does not prevail. Nor does mine. Just opinions, eh? Mine, at least, while indeed based on wide experience of the world, are also, um, sincerely held and expressed.