I’ve had this debate before and was unable to come to a conclusion. It seems to me that any criticism, no matter how valid, could be characterized as harassment.
What do you guys think?
Is there a heuristic for determining which one a statement is?
Does everything just exist on a continuum between the two?
Is this harassment?

  • Thann@lemmy.mlOP
    2·
    3 years ago

    If someone does not want to hear your criticism you might not be entitled to give it to them.

    I think you can “harass” someone without directing the critical comment at them. For instance, saying “Trump is an effing r-tard” on twitter could be intending to harass trump supporters, despite being directed at trump, but “behind his back” since he’s not on twitter.

    I do not think that it is generally acceptable to publicly ‘criticize’ and therefore shame private individuals because of how they look, or their dietary choices.

    Generally I agree, but this reminds me of an episode of southpark (S19E05): https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/b5jt90/south-park-don-t-i-look-ripped

    • BlackLotus@lemmy.ml
      1·
      3 years ago

      Why was it necessary to reference an ableist slur? There are plenty of complaints about Trump that don’t require ableism.

      • Thann@lemmy.mlOP
        1·
        3 years ago

        was it necessary to reference an ableist slur?

        No, but I had to say some slur for demonstration purposes.

        I’m sorry If I offended someone, it was not my intention.

        Edit: I guess I could say “insert slur here”