This is disingenuous on two front. First, you claim to be against using terms that “affect real people,” and yet freely belittle “lurkheads,” all of whom are real people.
Secondly, You claim Joe Rogan is irrelevant to you, and that you are more concerned by the use of potentially offensive terms, and yet you also implicitly claim that the…
This is disingenuous on two front. First, you claim to be against using terms that “affect real people,” and yet freely belittle “lurkheads,” all of whom are real people.
Secondly, You claim Joe Rogan is irrelevant to you, and that you are more concerned by the use of potentially offensive terms, and yet you also implicitly claim that the icons of the “lurkhead movement” is Joe Rogan. But you can’t have your cake and eat it too -- does this sound convincing to you: “I am a critic of Marxism, but Marx is mostly irrelevant to me”?
In his writing, although seemingly bilaterally because he’s white, Michael actually punches up on lurkheads above his pay grade. Joe punches down on R words. That’s the summary here and it was missed.
I think I said "lunkheads," not "lurkheads." And yes, I feel comfortable calling people who are lunkheads lunkheads, which I feel like is a pretty gentle (and funny) way to castigate somebody for expressing unintelligent opinions. Yes, Joe Rogan is a real person and I think he can probably handle it.
And yes, I am concerned about these terms as perpetuated by those in the lunkhead movement, of which Rogan is certainly an icon. So while you're further correct that the movement as a whole concerns me, Rogan as an individual does not. He's a good avatar for the movement in this piece, but I don't spend a lot of time thinking/worrying about him in particular. And yes, I think it would be totally fair to say I am a critic of Marxism the movement, while Karl Marx the person does not play much of a role in my personal life. One can study something without having it play an important role in one's day-to-day life. For example, I have read a lot about Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, but they are not particularly relevant to my day-to-day life until their modern equivalent starts parading down the streets of Nashville. I'm not suggesting Rogan is either a Marxist or a Nazi, nor do I think the loose confederation in which he travels are those things, either. I have now spent more time writing/thinking about Joe Rogan with you than I think I spent writing/thinking about him while publishing the two pieces. Again, thanks for the input.
This is disingenuous on two front. First, you claim to be against using terms that “affect real people,” and yet freely belittle “lurkheads,” all of whom are real people.
Secondly, You claim Joe Rogan is irrelevant to you, and that you are more concerned by the use of potentially offensive terms, and yet you also implicitly claim that the icons of the “lurkhead movement” is Joe Rogan. But you can’t have your cake and eat it too -- does this sound convincing to you: “I am a critic of Marxism, but Marx is mostly irrelevant to me”?
In his writing, although seemingly bilaterally because he’s white, Michael actually punches up on lurkheads above his pay grade. Joe punches down on R words. That’s the summary here and it was missed.
I think I said "lunkheads," not "lurkheads." And yes, I feel comfortable calling people who are lunkheads lunkheads, which I feel like is a pretty gentle (and funny) way to castigate somebody for expressing unintelligent opinions. Yes, Joe Rogan is a real person and I think he can probably handle it.
And yes, I am concerned about these terms as perpetuated by those in the lunkhead movement, of which Rogan is certainly an icon. So while you're further correct that the movement as a whole concerns me, Rogan as an individual does not. He's a good avatar for the movement in this piece, but I don't spend a lot of time thinking/worrying about him in particular. And yes, I think it would be totally fair to say I am a critic of Marxism the movement, while Karl Marx the person does not play much of a role in my personal life. One can study something without having it play an important role in one's day-to-day life. For example, I have read a lot about Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, but they are not particularly relevant to my day-to-day life until their modern equivalent starts parading down the streets of Nashville. I'm not suggesting Rogan is either a Marxist or a Nazi, nor do I think the loose confederation in which he travels are those things, either. I have now spent more time writing/thinking about Joe Rogan with you than I think I spent writing/thinking about him while publishing the two pieces. Again, thanks for the input.
I was going to respond, “okay, lunkhead” but it felt rude. I’ll let you go on about your business then.