TheEggman
Regular Member
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We always speak of things and people being "pro-gun" or "anti-gun."
Suggestion:
I propose a 'ban' on the terms pro-gun and anti-gun in all correspondence, postings, etc.
We need to replace these phrases with "pro-gun owner" and "anti-gun owner."
This will help put the human element back and focus the attention where it belongs, on the human rather than the object.
I know it's a subtle bit of semantics, but it seems to me that a politician being anti-gun is one thing, but being anti-gun owner makes it personal.
Objects have no rights, people, however, do.
Expressing hatred for an 'object' is much more acceptable in today's culture than expressing hatred for a class of people.
"Why is your business anti-gun?" is an easy question for a merchant to answer. [perhaps not logically, but easy, nonetheless. - for the safety of our customers]
"Why is your business anti-gun owner?" on the other hand is a bit more difficult because it requires some actual thought to answer.
JMHO
Egg
http://www.the-eggman.com
"Never pick a fight with an old spy, if he doesn't feel like fighting he'll just kill you."
We always speak of things and people being "pro-gun" or "anti-gun."
- Pro-gun legislation
- Anti-Gun legislation
- Pro-Gun establishments
- Anti-Gun establishments
- etc.
Suggestion:
I propose a 'ban' on the terms pro-gun and anti-gun in all correspondence, postings, etc.
We need to replace these phrases with "pro-gun owner" and "anti-gun owner."
This will help put the human element back and focus the attention where it belongs, on the human rather than the object.
I know it's a subtle bit of semantics, but it seems to me that a politician being anti-gun is one thing, but being anti-gun owner makes it personal.
Objects have no rights, people, however, do.
Expressing hatred for an 'object' is much more acceptable in today's culture than expressing hatred for a class of people.
"Why is your business anti-gun?" is an easy question for a merchant to answer. [perhaps not logically, but easy, nonetheless. - for the safety of our customers]
"Why is your business anti-gun owner?" on the other hand is a bit more difficult because it requires some actual thought to answer.
JMHO
Egg
http://www.the-eggman.com
"Never pick a fight with an old spy, if he doesn't feel like fighting he'll just kill you."