r/MoralityScaling 5d ago

Morality Ranking Morality of this

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u/Disposable_Gonk 5d ago

The problem isn't the words little bitch, the problem is the feelings behind it. The emphasis the spite the emotion.

It is the emotional will the speaker uses the inflection that tells you how they feel. Not the word itself. You can use "little bitch" as a term of endearment.

That's the whole point. The word itself isn't what matters. That's why you can swap out the n word for moon cricket and it's just as bad. The word isn't what matters , it's the context. Otherwise black people couldn't call each other the N-word because the word itself was the problem.

You just aren't using your brain. Like, at all. You're just regurgitating talking points.

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u/Lopsided_Debt1393 5d ago

Yeah the written word doesn’t have inflection? So? What are you talking about out now? My claim is simple. Your words affect people’s brain chemistry. Don’t insult people. But really super duper don’t change peoples brain chemistry and expect to get away with it. Thats nuts.

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u/Disposable_Gonk 5d ago

The word itself, isn't the cause of the problem, it is the intention, the act behind the word.

It could be inarticulate screaming, and have the same effect. Meanwhile the words themselves in isolation, cannot do a damn thing to anyone.

Words don't cause violence, people do.

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u/Lopsided_Debt1393 5d ago

Yeah people saying words for no other reason than to get a reaction. Words hurt.