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Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)
9. That got hidden because someone was ****** over anyone joking about mental illness.
Sat May 21, 2016, 11:23 AM
May 2016

I've noticed, over time here, that there seems to be a small but concentrated group that will rush in to take offense and express outrage on behalf of someone else, even though they, themselves, very often have no dog in the hunt. Busy bodies, my dear ole Mom calls them.

I've seen them excoriate others for using particular words/phrases to express, what is in context a righteous outrage, and for emphasis, request or demand the "offending" word/phrase be removed. THEN, in the space of a few short days actually use that word/phrase themselves. When called on it, as I've done a few times, they will invariably jump through hoops using circular logic to justify how them doing it is OK but the other poster is still wrong. FOR DOING THE EXACT SAME THING!

I suspect you've been "busy bodied". I wouldn't be overly worried. Once they've ruined your day, they immediately move on looking for a next target...

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