SURFER Magazine Surf News, Fantasy Surfer, Photos, Video and Forecasting

When the automatic response to a conversation you want to shut down is accusing someone of one or more of those instead of discussing the topics on its merits that's an unethical move.

The obvious disconnect is that people use these allegations precisely and only because they're foolproof. If I call you a child molester on the evidence-free basis you still have no defense beyond what other participants in the discussion already know about you. You can say "no I'm not" but that's pretty meaningless. Which is exactly why the assholes throw these accusations around so carelessly and with the explicit intent to make their opponents shut up.

It's literally a bitch move that started among bitches, calling each other whores on the perjorative basis for the explicit purpose of shutting down an argument they are otherwise incapable of arguing.

Feminist values in action. 'Cause the way a man would normally have chosen handle a blatantly false accusation would have involved stepping outside to address the dispute mano a mano.

Is this what you learn in The School for Proud Bois?

SixHirb is the name of my new vape pen

^^^ That's a blatantly false accusation which makes you an asshole for levying it when you know it's untrue. 100 years ago there would be a challenge given and accepted and we'd be facing off at dawn.

How about we consider the merits of refraining from unproductive ad hominems?

Do you not see the punctuation you fcking misogynist.

fyi the second phrase is an opinion.

How about we be honest.

for the umpteenth time... health insurance is not healthcare! I mean.. jeez!

This is just men play fighting, which primes neural response, which is a very good thing.

I think everyone plays nice here despite the occasional rough housing and the occasional hurt feelings.

And everyone starts anew the next day.

If for some reason Gross Dad or Squildy's car broke down in front of my house, I would be happy to meet them and help fix the car.

I would actually like to meet them to see them in real life.

Men used to do this in the work place but with the introduction of women it kind of got the kibosh.

So you try to find somewhere else.

Mean humor is a way to demonstrate fitness and build cohesion.

Humor is great. Actual malice isn't, and we do have some actual malice on display here from time to time.

Damnit....another million dollar idea stolen from an erBB member!

That's so funny, coming from the whitest guy on the forum!

I find it troubling that people here haven't figure out how to reply to the
poster that they are directing their response to.

it makes for a much clearer conversation.

click the Quick Reply button under the post to which you are responding.

And yet I've never felt oppressed.

What about you, gbg?

As a kid, didn't you ever play fight and the other kid gets carried away and doesn't play anymore? (Usually because they are losing)

You just disengage.

Dogs do this when they play fight.

They listen for vocal tone (low growl) and facial expression.

It's a trip.

Humans do the exact same thing.

Stop whining about it - the default reply box at the bottom is faster and more convenient than using the reply button on a particular post. Only using the "quote" button is actually cleaner when there are other comments in between the two posts. "quick reply" doesn't include a quote, which is why I had to copy/paste your comment when i usedit for this post in order to get the continuity.

This is cleaner (quick quote button). What it isn't is the default mode of this forum.