I maintain the position of
If you're not a part of who is being "insulted" you have no right to tell them to stop unless there is clear intent to harm and/or it's obvious the recipient themselves is uncomfortable.
How do you know when to step in?
If you feel uncomfortable for what is being done as opposed to for the people, don't do anything.
Nope
And if you tell them not to, they have every right to tell you to piss off. But if you ask politely and explain why you don't like it, they're more likely to explain why they do so and then everyone understands each other more and we can all get on with not being offended.
http://funsubstance.com/fun/242667/really-tho/
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a fun thing I had bookmarked
IT never ceases to amaze me how people can be sympathetic/have rational disagreements/somewhat concede to not using a gay slur or a slur to an underrepresented community. But talk about the N word and it just gets ugly.
I feel that a particularly vocal minority on the Internet is attempting to impose George Orwellian-style restrictions on what should be free speech. Perhaps more people should grow "thicker skins" and stop crying victim at even the slightest perceived confrontation. Many things in the world are offensive, and will continue to be; it does not revolve around you.
If you're not a part of who is being "insulted" you have no right to tell them to stop unless there is clear intent to harm and/or it's obvious the recipient themselves is uncomfortable.
How do you know when to step in?
If you feel uncomfortable for what is being done as opposed to for the people, don't do anything.
And if you tell them not to, they have every right to tell you to piss off. But if you ask politely and explain why you don't like it, they're more likely to explain why they do so and then everyone understands each other more and we can all get on with not being offended.
http://funsubstance.com/fun/242667/really-tho/
^
a fun thing I had bookmarked