Posted: Jul 22, 2018 9:03 am
Keep It Real wrote:Had a thought yesterday, and this is probably as good a thread for it as any.
Is it possible for a psychopath to be an "cunt"?
Is it possible for somebody with Down Syndrome to be a "moron"?
Is it possible for somebody with Asperger's to be a "asshole"?
Is it possible for somebody with bipolar to be "nutty as a fruitcake"?
Is it possible for somebody with an IQ of 80 to be an "idiot"?
Is it possible for a pathological liar to be "full of shit"?
Is it possible for an addict to be "irresponsible"?
etc etc etc
Seems to me that once somebody is labelled as being "defective" all is forgiven, and yet in what way are non-labelled/diagnosed neural patterns which result in maladaptive thought/behaviour any more deserving of hostile and/or derogatory terminology? Beats me...
A matter of compatibilist free will? All of us at one time or another are liable to behave in cuntish, moronic, etc ways. For those of us with normal, healthy wiring in the brain, being told we are behaving in those ways, i.e. being called names, is likely to bring about an improvement in behaviour, we are being threatened with group sanctions. Calling people names often works as a deterrent. By contrast, for people with Down's Syndrome, Asperger's etc., no amount of calling names will bring about a change in behaviour, these people have the misfortune to be incapable of the types of highly complex self-control needed to behave otherwise. As a result of their condition, people with Down's Syndrome, Asperger's etc are unlikely to achieve the high status or well-paying jobs which remain open to the normal person who changes their ways after being called names. Since calling them names doesn't work as a deterrent, it's merely pointless and cruel. ?