Also, after re-reading my initial reply... You might want to go over it again without the "lookin' for a fight" filter on. The only thing I said that was really combatative was that expecting the world to agree with your views on behaviour was narcissistic, which it is. The same is true of me, you, and everyone else with an opinion.
The rest of it was pretty much explaining why some people got offended, and why it's unfair to expect them to do or watch things that bother them without some kind of repercussions, good or ill. A better (though more extreme by a couple of orders of magnitude) analogy would be when people do drugs in my home. To them, they're just doing their thing. To me, they're not only breaking the law (which is their choice), but they are forcing me to break the law, too.
Regarding CMA... yes, it's probably a bit disappointing to run into that sort of thing there. Just try to bear in mind that CMA is a gathering of people with similar, not necessarily identical, views. To ask a Dianic, a Wyrd, a Llewellyn and a Follower of Crowley to have the same opinions and beliefs is similar to asking a Catholic, a Baptist, a Lutherin and a Pentecostal to see things the same. The common ground is a great starting point, but it's by no means a surefire catch-all. Heck, even Athiests can't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things.
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Date: 2006-10-27 11:02 pm (UTC)The rest of it was pretty much explaining why some people got offended, and why it's unfair to expect them to do or watch things that bother them without some kind of repercussions, good or ill. A better (though more extreme by a couple of orders of magnitude) analogy would be when people do drugs in my home. To them, they're just doing their thing. To me, they're not only breaking the law (which is their choice), but they are forcing me to break the law, too.
Regarding CMA... yes, it's probably a bit disappointing to run into that sort of thing there. Just try to bear in mind that CMA is a gathering of people with similar, not necessarily identical, views. To ask a Dianic, a Wyrd, a Llewellyn and a Follower of Crowley to have the same opinions and beliefs is similar to asking a Catholic, a Baptist, a Lutherin and a Pentecostal to see things the same. The common ground is a great starting point, but it's by no means a surefire catch-all. Heck, even Athiests can't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things.