@ZeroCool@vger.social to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish • 2 months agoLocal woman convinced that misogyny is no longer a problem thanks to man shouting "Not All Men" every time she talkschaser.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1508arrow-down141
arrow-up1467arrow-down1external-linkLocal woman convinced that misogyny is no longer a problem thanks to man shouting "Not All Men" every time she talkschaser.com.au@ZeroCool@vger.social to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-square@yildolw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 months agoHyperbole is a reasonable conversational flourish. Not every statement has to be overqualified and watered down into lukewarm correctness
minus-square@Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish15•edit-22 months agoConversely, in this day and age speaking hyperbolically and without qualifiers opens a person up to being shouted down for being bigoted. Not sure why this particular topic gets a pass.
minus-square@AllerolinkEnglish4•2 months agoWhen such hyperbole becomes commonplace, some people start actually believing that. And then all sorts of problems begin to arise
Hyperbole is a reasonable conversational flourish. Not every statement has to be overqualified and watered down into lukewarm correctness
Conversely, in this day and age speaking hyperbolically and without qualifiers opens a person up to being shouted down for being bigoted.
Not sure why this particular topic gets a pass.
When such hyperbole becomes commonplace, some people start actually believing that.
And then all sorts of problems begin to arise