WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide Today by a Single Judge

Re:WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide T... by soapdog on Monday May 02, 2016 @04:31PM (#11615320)

I am saying this because people do take offense on the 3rd world monicker. In many fields that term is considered offensive when used in public discourse. This is not a joke. What a group perceives as normal speech may be a term that in other circles is considered bad and better terms and classifications might be in place

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Re:WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide T... by philovivero on Monday May 02, 2016 @04:59PM (#11615569)

I think only citizens of third-world countries are offended by the third-world monicker.

It is englightening to note that a false insult is usually shrugged off, and a true insult usually taken to heart.

The trick is to notice when the insult is true and modify your behaviour so that the insult is no longer applicable.

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Re:WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide T... by powera on Monday May 02, 2016 @05:25PM (#11615797)

You can't just declare a common word to be offensive and get offended when people use it in a normal context and expect to have a reasonable conversation.

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Re:WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Nationwide T... by umanwizard on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @08:24AM (#11619908)

You don't know many 21st century identity-politics leftists, I guess. Try visiting Seattle :)

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