Pitt Coed makes finals of Jeopardy College tournament (move to, best)

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by eschaton

Yinz have been successfully trolled yet again by Mr. Spam.

Do you really consider the term co-ed trolling?

[eschaton]

Originally Posted by erieguy

Do you really consider the term co-ed trolling?

I consider it trolling from Mr. Spam. He's very polite about it, but he pretty routinely posts using antiquated terminology such as calling women "dames" or "broads" or calling a married woman "the missus." He does so with the full knowledge that people have jumped down his throat for making such statements in the past.

If you post something deliberately provocative with the aim of eliciting a response, it is trolling, full stop. The point isn't whether or not the term is offensive, the point is the intent. I simply don't believe the OP's use of language could be anything but an artifice, since he's not a man who was thawed out from the 1940s.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by eschaton

I consider it trolling from Mr. Spam. He's very polite about it, but he pretty routinely posts using antiquated terminology such as calling women "dames" or "broads" or calling a married woman "the missus." He does so with the full knowledge that people have jumped down his throat for making such statements in the past.

If you post something deliberately provocative with the aim of eliciting a response, it is trolling, full stop. The point isn't whether or not the term is offensive, the point is the intent. I simply don't believe the OP's use of language could be anything but an artifice, since he's not a man who was thawed out from the 1940s.

Just curious as I don't find any of it an issue...but I'm often surprised at how extremely sensitive the world has become.

[RogersParkTransplant]

Originally Posted by eschaton

I consider it trolling from Mr. Spam. He's very polite about it, but he pretty routinely posts using antiquated terminology such as calling women "dames" or "broads" or calling a married woman "the missus." He does so with the full knowledge that people have jumped down his throat for making such statements in the past.

If you post something deliberately provocative with the aim of eliciting a response, it is trolling, full stop. The point isn't whether or not the term is offensive, the point is the intent. I simply don't believe the OP's use of language could be anything but an artifice, since he's not a man who was thawed out from the 1940s.

Ah. Yes, good point. My personal spam filter isn't all that great.

[Merge]

Originally Posted by erieguy

Just curious as I don't find any of it an issue...but I'm often surprised at how extremely sensitive the world has become.

And yet the world doesn't seem at all surprised about your insensitivity. Strange.

[fleetiebelle]

Originally Posted by erieguy

Just curious as I don't find any of it an issue...but I'm often surprised at how extremely sensitive the world has become.

You don't think of it as an issue, because as a man, the implication is that you are the default. The term "co-ed" could be seen as implying female students are the "other" when in fact female students are outnumbering male students on many campuses. And I doubt that newly enrolled male students at Chatham are called "co-eds".

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by fleetiebelle

You don't think of it as an issue, because as a man, the implication is that you are the default. The term "co-ed" could be seen as implying female students are the "other" when in fact female students are outnumbering male students on many campuses. And I doubt that newly enrolled male students at Chatham are called "co-eds".

As I said, I asked an actual co-ed, who was amused by it and couldn't care less. The responses here are from non-coeds who for some reason have issue with it.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by Merge

And yet the world doesn't seem at all surprised about your insensitivity. Strange.

Some just don't like the truth and the truth sometimes triggers sensitivity. I just don't see why it should.

[charisb]

But how about that Jeopardy tournament?

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by charisb

But how about that Jeopardy tournament?

Pretty awesome.