Are We Entering An Endless Cycle Of Irrelevant Stupidity?

[sp1814]

The Internet is a great place for exchanging views, and challenging viewpoints...but have we entered a period where we now have two tribes - one waiting to be offended by something, and the other waiting for the first to be offended to condemn them for being offended?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/stephen-fry-condemns-twitter-as-stalking-ground-for-the-sanctimoniously-self-righteous-after-a6875506.html

Is this the future? Do we no longer really care about the issue, but are more interested in sharing how offended we are on the 'rainbow of outrage'?

What's your take on this?

[Jackdaw33]

Fry, Tatchell and others of the sisterhood have long taken to 'social media' to voice their opinions. Now they are being attacked by the same media. In the words of Corporal Jones, " They don't like it up 'em".

[Jackdaw33]

Just realised my last remark may be open to misinterpretation.

[Retrochic]

divebuddy -I can't be expected to remember what I've never read! However, I do remember vaguely being traumatized as a child when I found out most of the Angels were men.

[EDDIE51]

Steven Fry is on BBC 1 right now, he is severely Bi-polar, as I am sure most of you know.
I am sure his mental illness has an impact on his reaction in this story.

[Retrochic]

jackdaw -you are treading onthin ice -I got suspended a few weeks ago for quoting Mr. Mannering! Obviously outraged someone ;-)

[Retrochic]

EDDIE - no he's just a lump of Luvvie who can't understand why some people don't like him.

[Zacs-Master]

Please read this. Sums it up,rather well:
http://viz.co.uk/calls-everyone-sacked/

[sp1814]

Jackdaw33

That's interesting what you've written - thing about Stephen Fry, is that the vast majority of his Twitter posts have been pretty innocuous - and tend to centre on his interests - Apple tech, film and the arts (I used to follow him).

The point I was trying to make (not specifically about this latest incident), is that the Internet now seems to have created these gangs of people roaming around, just waiting to get outraged about something...and now we see boycotts happening on what seems like a weekly basis.

Boycott Dolce & Gabanna because their opinions about gay parenting doesn't chime with mine.

Boycott Disney because they offer same sex couple equal employment rights.

Boycott the Oscars over racial (in)diversity.

Etc etc etc...

Who are these people???

Does anyone actually know someone like this?

[Zacs-Master]

Please read my link sp.

[sp1814]

Zac-Master

I like it.

But not as much as this:

https://mobile.twitter.com/davidemancino1/status/627411796941492224/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

I know I've been guilty of that!

[Zacs-Master]

Ha ha. Love it.

[EDDIE51]

Retrochic Angels are EXCLUSIVELY male, even the name is derived from a Greek word Angelos a male noun
http://www.gotquestions.org/angels-male-female.html
There can not be a female angel any more than there can be a female bull !

[Togo]

No, but I know plenty who could be if we stop taking the **ss out of them.

[Togo]

//Does anyone actually know someone like this? //

My previous post was meant to answer this. But you're all on fast forward.

[sp1814]

Zac-Master

Holy cow...your link sums it up perfectly.

I feel a 'Best Answer' award coming your way any moment now...

[naomi24]

//Are We Entering An Endless Cycle Of Irrelevant Stupidity?//

No. We've been there for quite some time.

[jno]

I don't think people trawl the internet looking for offence. I think they just trawl the internet. When they see something they have an opinion on, they give it, just like ABers. If people like Fry make dumb jokes, they can expect others to say so.

The internet (/FB/Twitter) means many more people can make their opinions known than used to be the case. It doesn't follow that more of them take offence than they used to, only that they now taking the opportunity to say so.

In this particular case, Fry has suddenly discovered that not everyone is in awe of everything he says. His response to this shock revelation: 'Will all you sanctimonious ***ers f*** the f*** off.'

Well, you too have the right to tweet stuff like that, Steve. Stay classy.

[jno]

PS asking questions along the lines of "Who are these people?" suggests you think it's the same people every time. I bet it's not. It's true some people do offer opinions on lots of things, much more than others; then again, I think Fry is one of them.