Ad hominems and NSG

[Individuality-ness]

Any opinion on whether some of the ad homs of choice are gender based though?

I don't doubt some ad-homs are gender based, but I chalk it up to usual internet asshattery.

A lot of it is internet asshattery, but I'm thinking that for some reason, being female means you can be open to attack regarding your fuckability or whatever.

[Orcoa]

I always had a thought that behind that nice, almost midwestern face that you have on this website....

You are in fact Darkseid

Aw drat, I got found out.

SO IT IS TRUE!!!!!!

HAIL DARKSEID!!!

[Katganistan]

Female (but you knew that) and the worst things I have been called have NOT been on the forums -- they've been in my mod e-mail.

I particularly enjoyed the ones from a person half a world away who started out calling me a bitch and then repeatedly sending messages about how he would rape and murder me.

Sound's fun. XP

Loads.

[Individuality-ness]

It causes cancer. Boohoohoo. I don't give a fuck. You can't ban everything because someone might hurt themselves. What kind of nanny state are you talking about? A world without beer or cigarettes is one I would hate.

The fundamental difference between alcohol and tobacco is that the latter is necessarily harmful to other people. The general rule is that people have rights insofar as they do not infringe on other people's rights.

Not the thread for this debate Forsher.

An ad hominem is not necessarily an insult. It is an argument based on the personality of the person you are debating in order to establish a conclusion. For instance, you are a bitch, therefore gay marriage should not be legal. Calling somebody a bitch on its own is not an ad hominem. It's just verbal abuse.

Considering that in the context it was trying to conclude that my viewpoints were invalid, they were adhoms.

[Coffee Cakes]

Aw drat, I got found out.

SO IT IS TRUE!!!!!!

HAIL DARKSEID!!!

Woot.

I don't doubt some ad-homs are gender based, but I chalk it up to usual internet asshattery.

A lot of it is internet asshattery, but I'm thinking that for some reason, being female means you can be open to attack regarding your fuckability or whatever.

I'd reckon it's because some males still like to think that they rule the roost, and/or are sexist/chauvinistic asswipes.

[Scorpions on the moon]

Considering that in the context it was trying to conclude that my viewpoints were invalid, they were adhoms.

I wasn't referring to you in particular. I'm just speaking to what appears to be a very common misnomer. Also, it doesn't seem like they were trying to prove you wrong. It just looks like they were trying to hurt your feelings. Nobody thinks ''I made a picture of her with cum on her face, ergo, her ideas are wrong''. They're thinking ''This is totally going to hurt her feelings''.

[Forsher]

The fundamental difference between alcohol and tobacco is that the latter is necessarily harmful to other people. The general rule is that people have rights insofar as they do not infringe on other people's rights.

Not the thread for this debate Forsher.

It was meant to be a quick aside but I forgot I hadn't found another post yet to respond to on topic and hit submit accidentally. So, I went back and edited your last reply to me in but, obviously, I couldn't type fast enough.

An ad hominem is not necessarily an insult. It is an argument based on the personality of the person you are debating in order to establish a conclusion. For instance, you are a bitch, therefore gay marriage should not be legal. Calling somebody a bitch on its own is not an ad hominem. It's just verbal abuse.

Considering that in the context it was trying to conclude that my viewpoints were invalid, they were adhoms.

I'm not sure if it's still an ad-hom if the purpose of the personal commentary is to avoid responding to the core of the argument rather than concluding the argument is wrong. Because my example is more this than the latter.

[The Serbian Empire]

Sound's fun. XP

Loads.

More like a load of pain given how some of these people act.

[Individuality-ness]

Considering that in the context it was trying to conclude that my viewpoints were invalid, they were adhoms.

I wasn't referring to you in particular. I'm just speaking to what appears to be a very common misnomer. Also, it doesn't seem like they were trying to prove you wrong. It just looks like they were trying to hurt your feelings. Nobody thinks ''I made a picture of her with cum on her face, ergo, her ideas are wrong''. They're thinking ''This is totally going to hurt her feelings''.

Well yeah, that one wasn't an adhom. But most of the others were.

A lot of it is internet asshattery, but I'm thinking that for some reason, being female means you can be open to attack regarding your fuckability or whatever.

I'd reckon it's because some males still like to think that they rule the roost, and/or are sexist/chauvinistic asswipes.

It's not just males. Women do this to each other too. See: my example regarding Ayn Rand.

[Desperate Measures]

I'm kind of happy that I can't remember any of the ad-hominems that actually hurt. The ones I can remember were either true enough to not be taken as an insult ("Liberal!" "Um... yes... very good...") or so far off the mark as to be more confusing than insulting ("Bantha poodoo!" "? ?".

[Prussia-Steinbach]

I'm kind of happy that I can't remember any of the ad-hominems that actually hurt. The ones I can remember were either true enough to not be taken as an insult ("Liberal!" "Um... yes... very good...") or so far off the mark as to be more confusing than insulting ("Bantha poodoo!" "? ?".

Did you ever get involved with Karinzistan, while he was around? I was called a "poophead."

Individuality-ness knows what I'm talking about.

[Brocwika]

Someone called me a niggerfaggot once.

But i've heard worse from 4chan.

[Individuality-ness]

Not the thread for this debate Forsher.

It was meant to be a quick aside but I forgot I hadn't found another post yet to respond to on topic and hit submit accidentally. So, I went back and edited your last reply to me in but, obviously, I couldn't type fast enough.

Considering that in the context it was trying to conclude that my viewpoints were invalid, they were adhoms.

I'm not sure if it's still an ad-hom if the purpose of the personal commentary is to avoid responding to the core of the argument rather than concluding the argument is wrong. Because my example is more this than the latter.

It's fine, just reminding people to not threadjack my thread.

I think someone actually tried to ask about what my sexual orientation was. I asked them why, and they said something along the lines of "well, if you like x gender, then you yourself are sexist, ergo your opinion is invalid and you should shut up you hypocrite".

[Coffee Cakes]

I'd reckon it's because some males still like to think that they rule the roost, and/or are sexist/chauvinistic asswipes.

It's not just males. Women do this to each other too. See: my example regarding Ayn Rand.

Hmmm... I'm at a loss for that, except it shows women are capable of saying things as douchey as guys are.

[Herrebrugh]

I can't really remember any... Except for being called something that had to do with my sexuality... Not sure what exactly, though.

I usually try to get the most amount of fun out of these things by just playing along.

[Individuality-ness]

I'm kind of happy that I can't remember any of the ad-hominems that actually hurt. The ones I can remember were either true enough to not be taken as an insult ("Liberal!" "Um... yes... very good...") or so far off the mark as to be more confusing than insulting ("Bantha poodoo!" "? ?".

Did you ever get involved with Karinzistan, while he was around? I was called a "poophead."

Individuality-ness knows what I'm talking about.

I remember that, actually, heh. I think we discussed warnings and records too.

It's not just males. Women do this to each other too. See: my example regarding Ayn Rand.

Hmmm... I'm at a loss for that, except it shows women are capable of saying things as douchey as guys are.

Well yeah, everyone is. I think the hint from that is that we've been taught to revile women with attacks on their sexuality/gender ID if they step out of line and start speaking up. It's mostly the men who make the rape/death threats though, from what I remember.

[Forsher]

It was meant to be a quick aside but I forgot I hadn't found another post yet to respond to on topic and hit submit accidentally. So, I went back and edited your last reply to me in but, obviously, I couldn't type fast enough.


I'm not sure if it's still an ad-hom if the purpose of the personal commentary is to avoid responding to the core of the argument rather than concluding the argument is wrong. Because my example is more this than the latter.

It's fine, just reminding people to not threadjack my thread.

I think someone actually tried to ask about what my sexual orientation was. I asked them why, and they said something along the lines of "well, if you like x gender, then you yourself are sexist, ergo your opinion is invalid and you should shut up you hypocrite".

There are only a few times where someone's sexuality and gender make a difference towards their opinion. For example the Straight White Male default thread, it was sort of relevant when we were comparing the nature of the default characters in our own works to look at the idea more personally.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

Did you ever get involved with Karinzistan, while he was around? I was called a "poophead."

Individuality-ness knows what I'm talking about.

I remember that, actually, heh. I think we discussed warnings and records too.

That was, quite literally, one of the best times I've had on an NSG thread. So much fun. We trolled the troll... or, more like just let him spout shit until the mods came and shut him down.

[Individuality-ness]

It's fine, just reminding people to not threadjack my thread.

I think someone actually tried to ask about what my sexual orientation was. I asked them why, and they said something along the lines of "well, if you like x gender, then you yourself are sexist, ergo your opinion is invalid and you should shut up you hypocrite".

There are only a few times where someone's sexuality and gender make a difference towards their opinion. For example the Straight White Male default thread, it was sort of relevant when we were comparing the nature of the default characters in our own works to look at the idea more personally.

I remember that. That was a fruitful discussion.

The thread in question was a gender-neutrality thread, and the reason it was brought up was because I stated that I'd rather be called an actor than an actress and that telling someone that only men can be called actors and women actresses is sexist.

[Individuality-ness]

I remember that, actually, heh. I think we discussed warnings and records too.

That was, quite literally, one of the best times I've had on an NSG thread. So much fun. We trolled the troll... or, more like just let him spout shit until the mods came and shut him down.

It was still good even when it was in F7. The first one was just hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing at the trainwreck.

[Dumb Ideologies]

I've only ever really had the problem of people creating ridiculous strawmen of things I've posted and then going "therefore you are an x" where x is whatever scareword is appropriate to the conversation - statist shill, fascist, commie etc.

Pure ad hominems aren't something I ever really remember encountering. Maybe it's because my gender confuses people.

[Desperate Measures]

I'm kind of happy that I can't remember any of the ad-hominems that actually hurt. The ones I can remember were either true enough to not be taken as an insult ("Liberal!" "Um... yes... very good...") or so far off the mark as to be more confusing than insulting ("Bantha poodoo!" "? ?".

Did you ever get involved with Karinzistan, while he was around? I was called a "poophead."

Individuality-ness knows what I'm talking about.

Was that the REVOLUTION! guy? I think he liked me... or maybe I just had too much fun and twisted that into "he liked me".

[Nazi Flower Power]

Most of the ad hominems that people throw at me are related to my alleged Nazism. I've been told on multiple occasions that I am going to go to hell for being a Nazi.

I've also gotten some disturbing antisemitic flak from neo-Nazis when they realized that I was making fun of them. One guy posted a picture of emaciated prisoners in Buchenwald Concentration Camp and said, "This shows that your people survived the Holocaust quite well." Even though I am not Jewish, I still found it to be one of the most insulting things anyone has ever said to me on NSG. Another Nazi guy (also under the mistaken impression that I was Jewish) went on a rant about how it must be hard being a woman AND a Jew because women are weak and Jews are just shit.

I'm female, but it sometimes takes people a while to figure that out since Nazi nations are usually teenage boys.

[Individuality-ness]

Did you ever get involved with Karinzistan, while he was around? I was called a "poophead."

Individuality-ness knows what I'm talking about.

Was that the REVOLUTION! guy? I think he liked me... or maybe I just had too much fun and twisted that into "he liked me".

Kari's the revolution guy from last year yes.

[Desperate Measures]

I've only ever really had the problem of people creating ridiculous strawmen of things I've posted and then going "therefore you are an x" where x is whatever scareword is appropriate to the conversation - statist shill, fascist, commie etc.

Pure ad hominems aren't something I ever really remember encountering. Maybe it's because my gender confuses people.

Cold water = girl - hot water = guy. Really don't understand where the confusion comes from.