On ‘Butthurt’: Are You ‘Butthurt’ If You Think ‘Butthurt’ Is Homophobic Or Misogynistic? The wages of criticism on the internet is an uphill battle against endless counter-arguments made in bad faith. Bob Costas learned that on Sunday night. He responded to a gun-related murder-suicide with an appeal for gun control. Conservatives howled. You know who else liked gun control? Hitler. Gun control is bad, because anything Hitler favored is bad. Like freeways or crushing communism. Sadly, Hitler references are almost overwrought at this point. There are analogies. They require books or History Channel episodes. The internet, meanwhile, evolves ever more efficient ways to marginalize arguments. This isn’t new. A few years ago, Bob Costas would have only been “care- and real mad.” But that’s four words. Now he’s just “butthurt.” Goodbye, Mr. Costas. Although it’s by far the most offensive iteration, “butthurt” is just the latest in line of cop-out dismissals...
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 19:54:22 +0000
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