tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988575875388913383.post1500179652462376059..comments2023-10-30T08:51:03.769-04:00Comments on Mind & Market: Speech as Aggressionfordmwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971108560921372854noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988575875388913383.post-17655679772843948322016-04-01T11:17:02.764-04:002016-04-01T11:17:02.764-04:00In the sense that a speaker is responsible for ali...In the sense that a speaker is responsible for aligning behavior with internal compass for right and wrong, then yes. But that is not for others to judge (e.g., cast stones). The speaker will be accountable for that behavior before the Creator on judgment day.<br /><br />In the sense that others can impose their morality on the speaker in the form punitive sanctions, particularly legal ones, then no. God has gifted the average adult with capacity for coping with offensive speech in peaceful ways.fordmwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971108560921372854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988575875388913383.post-46559000694316989222016-04-01T05:27:57.759-04:002016-04-01T05:27:57.759-04:00I submitted a comment from my phone, so I hope thi...I submitted a comment from my phone, so I hope this doesn't show up repeatedly... <br /><br /><br />Ok, but the speaker bears a moral responsibility too, right? In extreme examples like racial slurs, the speaker saying s/he doesn't believe they're harmful wouldn't be an excuse because it's fairly well established that those words are bad words, right? katie ford hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143077744569174691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988575875388913383.post-83064057904195758962016-03-31T18:21:16.603-04:002016-03-31T18:21:16.603-04:00What one person judges as 'harmful' may no...What one person judges as 'harmful' may not be seen that way by someone else. Thus, there may be no intent at all, except in the mind of the receiver that feels hurt. Moreover, save for special situations such as those noted above, no words can harm a receiver unless the receiver chooses to make them hurt.fordmwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971108560921372854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988575875388913383.post-4737355389876797952016-03-31T14:51:15.363-04:002016-03-31T14:51:15.363-04:00Of course the piece of this that relates to your c...Of course the piece of this that relates to your comment on my post is this: Why would you say something intentionally harmful to another person? <br /><br />To me, this isn't an issue of can/can't; it's about should/shouldn't. katie ford hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143077744569174691noreply@blogger.com