ZeroCool@vger.social to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 8 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-square72fedilinkarrow-up1509arrow-down141
arrow-up1468arrow-down1external-linkLocal woman convinced that misogyny is no longer a problem thanks to man shouting "Not All Men" every time she talkschaser.com.auZeroCool@vger.social to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squareyildolw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down7·8 months agoHyperbole is a reasonable conversational flourish. Not every statement has to be overqualified and watered down into lukewarm correctness
minus-squareAnyolduser@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·edit-28 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-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 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