Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’

Re:Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’ by LordKano on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @03:36PM (#8229047)

Is there any evidence of Brendan Eich engaging in any actual discrimination against anyone based upon their sexual identity?

To borrow your metaphor, you are not being bigoted against someone who kicks puppies. You are being bigoted against someone who isn't bigoted against people who kick puppies.

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Re:Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’ by drhayes9 on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @03:49PM (#8229121)

No, I'm bigoted against people who send money to organizations who support kicking puppies. Just to stretch this metaphor to the breaking point.

EDIT: His donation is actual discrimination based on someone's sexual identity.

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Re:Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’ by LordKano on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @04:18PM (#8229285)

I have heard of torturing definitions but you just went full inquisition here.

Having an opinion and donating money to a cause is not remotely the same as refusing to hire LGBTQ individuals or refusing to sell/rent a house to them.

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Re:Social Media and the ‘Spiral of Silence’ by drhayes9 on Tuesday August 26, 2014 @04:22PM (#8229314)

I'm not super interested in developing a hierarchy of sins since I don't think it's useful or realistic.

You asked if he'd engaged in actual discrimination -- by donating that money, he had. Having the opinion wasn't what people were mad about.

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