First, I'd just like to say that Dr. Seuss is a god.
With that out of the way, how can people be so dense? The person who chose the racially oriented epithet made the situation all about race. The blame can't magically transfer onto a person reporting on the situation just because they make you aware of it. It isn't the messenger's fault when the message they carry is offensive, don't shoot them.
The second comment, especially, annoys me because it is the expression of a sentiment which is far too popular. It also seems so close to getting an important point that most people don't seem to consider, but misses it entirely. Yes, you don't get it, it is unlikely that you will ever get it because you don't live with it, you aren't forced to. You have that privilege.
I recently dealt with a similar topic- sexism in video games. One of my favorite magazines ran an article called "The Gender Gap", detailing the problems with sexism and gender diversity in the gaming world, and the backlash was terrible. Men AND women saying things like, "It's entertainment, who cares!", "Women shouldn't be playing video games anyway!", and "This is an inappropriate topic for a gaming magazine. Shouldn't you be focusing on, y'know, GAMES, instead of this PC bullsh*t
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With that out of the way, how can people be so dense? The person who chose the racially oriented epithet made the situation all about race. The blame can't magically transfer onto a person reporting on the situation just because they make you aware of it. It isn't the messenger's fault when the message they carry is offensive, don't shoot them.
The second comment, especially, annoys me because it is the expression of a sentiment which is far too popular. It also seems so close to getting an important point that most people don't seem to consider, but misses it entirely. Yes, you don't get it, it is unlikely that you will ever get it because you don't live with it, you aren't forced to. You have that privilege.
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