• Kedly@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    How is idiot not immature name calling, but dumbass is?

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      6 months ago

      Because it was not directed at a specific person.

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        6 months ago

        So if he phrased it as “The kind of person who would ask a question like this is a dumbass” not be immature name calling? Becuase that’d successfully not cross this weird line in the sand you’ve drawn

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          6 months ago

          I think it would just be a subjective opinion at that point.

          And it’s not my line in the sand, but the actual definition:

          Name-calling is a form of argument in which insulting or demeaning labels are directed at an individual or group.

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            6 months ago

            Someone who wouldnt realise that that definition applies to both insults isnt the greatest at reading comprehension