This is an interesting point. Why is it that he chose to frame the joke around

Nov 20, 2020
8:33:20am

bebo189 Walk-on

women instead of men? Would it still be funny? Despite all the offense being taken (the initial reactions, the reactions to the reactions), still an OK discussion to have.

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In response to Ben's tweet, I'll bet you would be hard pressed to find a woman who rates as a 9 or a 10 that is offended

RealMadridCougar Redshirt Freshman

11/20/20 7:55am

TL;DR: As long as jokes only offend ugly people I suppose they're okay

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:00am

Guess what? Not everybody is above average in every category. It's okay to

Goliath

11/20/20 8:01am

Can't we all just be thankful for the 8's, 9's and 10's?

Kilgruman

11/20/20 11:42am

If we didn't have the 2s and 3s there could be no 9s and 10s. Be grateful for

Goliath

11/20/20 11:48am

Lol, that is exactly what I meant. Let's live in a world where nothing can be said that offends anyone. I can straw man

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:02am

Wondering why the onus is on completely on people to quit being offended,

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:06am

Few people want to live in a world where we have to "examine why the things they say may be offensive"

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:07am

Best part of the Church for me is the call to constant self-examination

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:11am

Self examine yourself all you want but virtue signaling for others to see has nothing to do with the church

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:14am

Ha using conservative buzzwords like "virtue signaling" and "progressive agenda"

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:23am

I don't think I have seen a better example of virtue signaling then what you are doing. Nothing you are doing

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:26am

Annnndddd back to buzzwords

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:26am

You can insert whatever word you choose to describe someone that wants others to know what a virtuous person he

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:30am

Hard to virtue signal to women on a message board with hardly any women?

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:35am

This all about making yourself feel good, nothing more nothing less

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:35am

Yeah this is really what gets me through the day lol

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:36am

So there is no way he genuinely holds these views? Why is that so hard to

Charles Darwin

11/20/20 8:37am

he might hold these views but his attempts to chastise others is all about himself.

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:40am

and the purpose of your posts? He wants to share his views. As I assume you

Charles Darwin

11/20/20 8:44am

My purpose was to say lighten up. Don't be offended by others opinions or words and definitely don't speak for all

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:45am

I assume you actually believe in the things you post and genuinely want to share

Charles Darwin

11/20/20 8:53am

Lol, I responded to a poster the way I would any other poster. Isn't that equality?

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:54am

You were using a very specific meme to brush off the other persons post. A meme

Charles Darwin

11/20/20 8:58am

I'm sorry but this is so boring at this point. This is reason why so many are pushing back against PC culture.

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 9:06am

Boring, and yet here you are 😉

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 9:10am

Lol, here I am on the post I originally put on the board.

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 9:12am

You say it's boring and you're still here. You do it to make yourself feel good

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 9:17am

equal opportunity offender isn't generally a strong argument that you are in the

here's to hoping

11/20/20 10:18am

Lol, there is nothing offensive about what Ben said or I said, but feel free to let everything offend you

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 10:22am

This is a really bad take.

here's to hoping

11/20/20 10:11am

Wow, really digging yourself into a hole here.

Mitty

11/20/20 10:32am

What hole, if you agree with the sanctimonious argument being made then that is on you. Joke and word police

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 12:15pm

Go away. Your attempt to use religion as a cover for your insecurities made

Division Bell

11/20/20 8:47am

Yikes. I suppose I refuse to check my religion at the door

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:51am

Your religion is the key term, not an actual principle of an actual religion

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:56am

Happy to link to actual principles in my actual religion re: respecting women

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 9:04am

There's just one of your logical flaws. To think that acknowledging physical

Division Bell

11/20/20 9:59am

Acknowledgement of beauty (10) =\= having a laugh at those "not beautiful" (6-7)

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 10:14am

While picking up a whole suitcase of sanctimony as baggage for your CB journey.

Division Bell

11/20/20 8:56am

Looks like you're the only one that's used the term "progressive agenda," DoctorTimmy.

IdahoCoug

11/20/20 8:35am

Do you ever feel bad when you have said something that makes another person feel

Charles Darwin

11/20/20 8:25am

No. If they choose to feel bad that's their fault. Brother Brigham said as much

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:36am

Ironic passive-aggressive post.

Division Bell

11/20/20 8:49am

I feel bad about my actions all the time. I am a terrible person.

Charles Darwin

11/20/20 8:54am

10 points to Griffindor for self awareness!

Division Bell

11/20/20 8:56am

I don't know what that means

Charles Darwin

11/20/20 8:59am

Minus 5 points from Griffindor for societal ignorance in the JrHS space.

Division Bell

11/20/20 9:28am

Im devastated.

Charles Darwin

11/20/20 9:34am

I really like these comments by Jordan Peterson on being offended by words...

CatManBlue

11/20/20 9:44am

Why is it not okay to acknowledge that people actually pay attention to how

Goliath

11/20/20 8:08am

Because Brother Brigham said so. 😉

Trent

11/20/20 8:22am

A statement meant for those who are offended is easily to reflect on the wisdom

Charles Darwin

11/20/20 8:30am

It isn't license to go around being offensive all the time. True. Ben's tweet...

Trent

11/20/20 11:48am

1) Wake up in morning-Check, 2) Find something to be offended about-Check, 3) The day is a success-Check

Dynomite

11/20/20 9:00am

Doctor Timmy is a 4 confirmed.

CougarTailDevourer

11/20/20 9:24am

If he had said “guy” or “person” instead of “girl” I’m pretty sure no one would

Pepe

11/20/20 8:09am

No, people will always find a reason to poke and jab at somebody they disagree with these days.

dryflycoug

11/20/20 8:12am

He is talking from his perspective. I'm sure Ben doesn't rate guys on the numbers scale of attractiveness.

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:12am

Men haven't been reduced to their looks over the past 6,000 years quite to the

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:12am

For sure, men haven't had to put up with anything annoying or terrible over that period of time! LOL!

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:15am

They have, just different things

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:16am

If you have a list of things that I should be more offended about it would really help me out

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:17am

Meh, no list. Like I said from the beginning we should all do better at not

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:25am

You must be really fun at parties

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:27am

I like to think so

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:29am

RE: I like to think so

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:31am

^^^^^^somebody sounds like they have been ranked as a 3 or 4 by the ladies.

Rise Against

11/20/20 8:16am

Lol, you said it not me

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:16am

Lol got me!

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:18am

Go ask guys who are shorter than 5'8" if their looks had any affect on their dating life and get back to us. Then go

Rise Against

11/20/20 8:22am

Ssshhhhh, to much truth on this post.

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:23am

Yes men have been SOO picked on by women throughout history lol

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:23am

Oh, so now you're moving the goal posts? I thought we were talking about how women have been objectified by men.

Rise Against

11/20/20 8:24am

But the point would be we should move away from objectifying men for their

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:40am

ok, you are the white knight for women's treatment throughout history! Congrats!

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:25am

Nah, just trying to respect women and my fellow man a little bit more that's all

DoctorTimmy

11/20/20 8:26am

Honest question: do you require your family members to call you Doctor Timmy?

Toubibe

11/20/20 2:06pm

It is offensive to people that aren't smart enough to be doctors for him to emphasize that he is a doctor. We need to

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 2:21pm

Helpful hint: character matters, but so does looks, income, social status,

Division Bell

11/20/20 8:54am

Whether men rank women's looks on a scale of 1 to 10 or not

donnerstag

11/20/20 8:32am

Give it a rest DoctorTimmy! You need to relax, from your responses we all are

RH84025

11/20/20 8:38am

This is an interesting point. Why is it that he chose to frame the joke around

bebo189

11/20/20 8:33am

He talks from a male perspective. A female sports reporter would have used men for the example

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 8:34am

My wife agrees with you. But then... She is a 10, so she's a bit biased. 👍🙂

fierce16

11/20/20 8:21am

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LEDSFW

11/20/20 9:10am

Hey, let’s go out tonight and just score a couple fours huh? I mean there are no

DwigtA2RM

11/20/20 8:30am

I wouldnt call it a game but I am all about getting a couple of fours

Charles Darwin

11/20/20 8:34am

The number is also every person's opinion, not universal fact. What is beauty?

LEDSFW

11/20/20 9:02am

"Hey Amy, that scale isn't about looks. Assumptions like that make you sexist."

Brandoblueblood

11/20/20 9:15am

Time for the Crazy Hot Matrix

GilbertAZCougar

11/20/20 9:27am

Read his tweets to my HCBW and one of our grown daughters (30+ y.o.). Both

valcorger

11/20/20 9:57am

I wish my daughter never felt the need to rate herself on a 1-10 scale.

here's to hoping

11/20/20 10:00am

She doesn't need to, but she should be aware that others are

Goliath

11/20/20 10:03am

You mean in terms of looks. Or do you disagree with all scales like A-F or MMPI

Brandoblueblood

11/20/20 10:04am

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Brandoblueblood

11/20/20 10:04am

I mean in terms of looks.

here's to hoping

11/20/20 10:23am

Her assumptions about mens' desires=solid 9-10 on sexist and hypocrite scales

Brandoblueblood

11/20/20 10:10am

Very offensive. Women never rate men using a numerical scale / $$ figure.

cougargollum

11/20/20 10:32am

This is quite possibly the most embarrassing thing I’ve see on CB

byugrad+fan

11/20/20 12:09pm

Is it as embarrassing as your pro-PC post that the huge majority of people are beyond sick of? Sounds like you

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 12:16pm

Hate to hit you with some data but you are part of a very small minority on the side of PC in this country. Like I said

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 12:20pm

Agree that my views on PC make me in the minority on this board.

byugrad+fan

11/20/20 12:23pm

Did you just look at what I posted? The Atlantic is a publication that leans left for sure. Read the article, it isn't

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 12:31pm

The ability to poke fun at our differences and not take offense

cougargollum

11/20/20 12:31pm

Also, let's not forgot where the idea of political correctness came from, Maoist China

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 12:33pm

Honest question, what type of circles do you run in where you think PC culture is widely accepted?

RealMadridCougar

11/20/20 12:49pm

Let me summarize the article for you:

Toubibe

11/20/20 2:51pm

They also make you no fun.

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