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Originally Posted by s4ndm4n2006
Also by your argument it is almost as if you would like to force acceptance on others. Is it more unfair of them to decide for themselves whether they like you or not or for you to tell them they HAVE TO like you? NO. you wouldn't want to force that on them but by which standard is it ok for them to decide to like you or not?
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Nobody can FORCE you to accept them. You have the freedom to dislike people for their ethnicity, their religion, their sexual orientation, their physical appearance...but does that mean you are morally justified and that people ought to respect your choice? No. And in any of those situations, people would not respect your choice and you would be called out on it. So then why is it acceptable for people to dislike someone for his social awkwardness or his cognitive slowness, especially considering these are things that a person has no control over and might be caused by a disorder they didn't choose to have? For me the answer is quite clear: is it is simply not ok and not acceptable. But for some odd reason, most people don't agree. They believe that guys like me deserve to be denied respect and acceptance, which is why the mere idea that people ought to be more accepting and tolerant is so radical to them.