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That Said, You Still Shouldn’t Be a Dick

T1J | November 18, 2025

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  1. @chestersdad07

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    I first had a contempt for SJW groups like radical feminists, for acting like assholes. Now I have equal disrespect for many of the anti-SJW comments, which basically fight assholes by acting like assholes, needlessly. Calling these people out on their BS is one thing, but calling women cunts is another. I pretty much reject both groups and hope they cancel each other out and the 'don't be an asshole' philosophers like us will be left standing.

  2. @wesk2675

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    Oh yeah, there are way too many of those who tend to think black and white about things even if they themselves claim not to see things in black and white. Nobody is trying to promote political correctness, they're just saying that it's better to avoid using the N-word or other slurs (I'm not going to get into that whole shit about whether or not it's okay for white people to say the N-word in a "what's up my nigga" context or not because it's just a waste of time really and the issue of white supremacy doesn't really just stop at offensive words and slurs).

  3. @DrZaius-pb2op

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    the reason why radicals don't allow different opinions is because the can't afford to. armored acetic, the amazing atheist, and others now this. we should always allow rational discussion.

  4. @TirielWoW

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    I feel like this falls under something my mom told me when I was little. She said, "Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should."

    On the other hand, just because something does something they shouldn't have done…doesn't mean I should lose my shit over it. >.>

  5. @M3rcaptan

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    We live in an extremely homophobic country, and my friend who is an out gay man (like I am), sometimes engages in public display of affection , or talks about his sexuality even though he KNOWS it pisses some straight people off, but he's doing it to make a point. He's showing them how his display of affection is no different than theirs, but they can do it much more easily. So I guess just because you know doing something will piss some people off, it doesn't mean you should avoid doing it.I do agree with you on everything you said, but I'm not sure saying "Doing things that you know will piss people off is douchey" is exactly the point you want to address.

  6. @csheadtrip

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    I'm conflicted between what we consider morally right vs. censorship of thoughts, or persecution of thought crime. I don't actively go out of my way to make people miserable, but when I have a discussion online, I don't feel I should have to censor my own bigoted thoughts or feelings for the sake of others. Same in which I don't feel anybody should feel the need to censor themselves from calling me a heartless asshole. The ability to speak our minds, however ignorant they may be, is one of the most powerful aspects of our society (and the United States). The moment we insist or even command people to think in step with the collective is an incredibly dangerous proposition, and I won't have it.

  7. @revstew22

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    Have you heard of Milo Yiannopoulos janitor? I would love to see you debate him or to have the chance myself, It really hurts me that his type of attitude towards women is given such a big voice on the internet and is receiving so much fanboydom whereby to question their narrative you are berated and attacked for just simply speaking up for women. Would just like to know your thoughts on him, if you have heard of him that is! Thanks!

  8. @aidanpesklewis6581

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    It seems like a big problem with these videos is the implication that being an asshole doesn't have any effect worth taking action over. That's what I'm getting: being a dick isn't something to get your panties in a bunch about because it's not worth stepping all over someone's freedom of speech. Standing quietly behind this notion is the idea that bigotry in all its forms is something that you do intentionally, that Confederate Joe was fine because he didn't know anything about the Confederate flag.
    There aren't any rules saying that women can't be president. There's no law keeping the ratio of women in CEO positions so disproportionate. But if you look up how the U.S. almost broke its record of gender parity in the House with an astounding 8 men to 1 woman, you have to admit one of two things: 1) Women are inherently inferior politicians. Anyone who honestly believes that is probably not worth finishing a discussion with. 2) Something is keeping women from jobs in these (AND SO MANY OTHER) positions, something much more subtle than a vengeful god called Patriarchus sitting atop the white house and blasting women with bolts of lightning. It's the combination of a bunch of Scary Feminist Words, but the one I want to focus on is Microaggressions. Leaving the street harassment argument to the side for a moment, the long and the short is that bigotry creeps into our language and behavior ("I like Obama, I just don't trust him because he seems too… street, you know? I don't know what it is I'm trying to say.") in small ways we don't really notice. And maybe you'll catch yourself and pull back, but you are just next in a line up of thousands upon thousands of quietly racist, sexist, or homophobic moments that this person has to deal with. And it adds up. And it influences people.
    This is one of the differences in the life of someone with power (straight white guy) and someone with less (transgender Filipino kid). There are lots of differences that the people with power will never notice or experience, and these differences will affect how they treat people with less power. We'll make fun of them for being poor, for getting assaulted, for not having perfect english and a whole bunch of bullcrap we don't understand. We don't really have to deal with the consequences of that because, just like we learn to not think of it as strange, they are taught to not to speak up. And when someone does speak up, lash out, this is usually our reaction. "Why are you being so sensitive? You can't stop me from saying these things. I'm just using my freedom of speech." They're exercising their 'right to be an asshole' along with millions of other assholes, and the collective weight of these asses can do serious harm to the people they shit on.

  9. @DeutschFuerEuch

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    Thank you for this, this is all I want in this world 😀
    It becomes so amazingly easy to get along, even with differing opinions and convictions when you generally try to avoid being a dick about it. Not because it's forbidden or because somebody is trying to "censor" you (have you made a video on the very liberal usage of that term?), but because even without feelings being protected by law, they matter. Hurting others intentionally just makes everyone's day shittier. People should be required to watch this before using any website with a comment function 😉

  10. @n0etic_f0x

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    I tend to find it fine to be a dick to people I think deserved it Nicole Arbur and Daniel Tosh deserve it and I think Anita Sarkeesian and Laci Green do just as much for saying things like everything is sexist racist and homophobic or problematic or that saying someone sucks online should be an offence worth of jail time because digital touch is the same as physical touch.

  11. @BowlMasterAsh

    November 18, 2025 at 6:08 am

    YES. Sometime you can simply make an argument in response to those people, and they'll in return argue "free speech!" And it's like "NO, I'M NOT ARGUING THAT YOU HAVE TO STOP SAYING THAT. MY ARGUMENT IS WHY STOPPING IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO." But I think sometimes even criticism of the behavior itself is only interpreted by people as an attack on their rights, that for them to be truly free in exercising those rights, that means no criticism.

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