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fyi i'd obviously prefer that they not exist at all, but in terms of living practically in a country that's already so gun-saturated and unlikely to have any real gun control anytime soon, i don't have any inherent ethical issues with people owning guns in self-defense, as long as people have a clear understanding of what self-defense entails ("standing your ground" does not count), but even then there's still going to be potential consequences (i don't wanna get too far into them tho)
Originally posted by Cuber456not to language police too hard, and i don't mean to say this to single you out specifically (it's a problem that extends far beyond you and that spreads through osmosis; it's probably not a conscious thing and i'm not accusing you of being malicious) but i'm not really terribly fond of this use of language; i think it's kinda harmful i think it's possible to show contempt for people that commit gun violence without using pejorative language that reinforces stigmatization and fear of people with mental health problems (also creating, even unconsciously, an equation of mental illness with violent instability in observers' minds) if people want to discuss mental well-being in the context of gun violence that's one thing, but if it's going to come up i wish it were for the right reasons... ____________________ twitter đź’« mastodon |















