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[mamadeb]

What do you do when everyone is squeeing over something that offends you in ways that are distinctly not politically correct? (The political incorrectness is on my part, not the "somethings" part.)

I know. Just don't say anything.

But it's annoying that I don't feel free to express that opinion openly.

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[darthfox.livejournal.com]

I don't know. There are times when it's certainly okay to say I didn't like this thing for the following reasons -- and if you know that the reasons are politically incorrect or non-rational or in some other way difficult to defend with logic, saying so up front can mitigate a lot of the defensiveness people would otherwise bring to that kind of thing. [They'd be bringing it because you'd express your opinion in your own LJ, of course, and not in the comments to someone else's squeeing, for cheerios-pissing reasons well-enumerated by cereta and others. ;-)]

Of course, you run a decent risk of people trying to talk you into liking the thing that you just finished saying you know you have non-PC reasons for disliking.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Trust me, in this case, they won't. I see the objective merits of the thing in question - it *is* actually good and even funny. It's just the general theme of it that offends *me*. It's more I'm feeling extremely alone about it. I get that feeling a lot, and I don't like it.

(And the idea of going to someone else's lj and harshing their bliss over something - no. That's just wrong.).

[amireal.livejournal.com]

I've found that if you say up front "This is irrational", or "this is just me and I'm not trying to convince anyone." And aren't a screaming banshee about it you'll not only find that people will nod and understand and have a reasonable conversation but you might find people that agree.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Those aren't the phrases I would use.

That's one of the problem. This is about something I regard as wrong and bad, but most people think of as, at worst, neutral. And I can't fault them for thinking that way. (And given the nature of the thing that bothers me, it's not even worth getting worked up about - there's that, too.)

[amireal.livejournal.com]

I figured, I was just using them as examples, in your case I'd probably throw in a bit of "this is where I come from but I can't fault people for not thinking this is more serious/upsetting."