AH: More or less sensitive than the crowd down the pub?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

From a tangent on the Aussie-collar bomb thread, I thought it warrants a thread on its own. Or probably has done in the past, I don't know.

But basically, this: every now and again a sensitive issue crops up and people are a little bit senseitve about it while others rip in and take the piss. Some are a bit taken aback by this and use the "typical AH" line. However, I 'm pretty much of the belief that what is written here is no better that what is said (or at least thought) down the averaege pub.

Is this a fair comment or not??

General General

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

From a tangent on the Aussie-collar bomb thread, I thought it warrants a thread on its own. Or probably has done in the past, I don't know.

But basically, this: every now and again a sensitive issue crops up and people are a little bit senseitve about it while others rip in and take the piss. Some are a bit taken aback by this and use the "typical AH" line. However, I 'm pretty much of the belief that what is written here is no better that what is said (or at least thought) down the averaege pub.

Is this a fair comment or not??

Yes, I think so... but then again I think that the no jokes rule about celeb's that've just died is oversensitive horsesh!t too.

Latchy

Down in the pub we would probably be pissing ourselfs laughing at many of the ' sensitive ' topics raised in AH and our tone of speech and body language would also be say a lot to which you don't get to see here .

Eric Cartman

were all keyboard warriors here, people in the pub can hit you , so a bit more tact is needed , on the inside though the people who laugh at a serious thread are still laughing down the pub, theyll just fake sympathy to seem human.

realistically if its not happening to me , its funny in my book

red menace

Pub comparison is fair.
Usual mix of piss taking and people outraged over articles the read in the Sun and the Daily Mail
So yes like a pub possibly Player's Lounge

amacca

I go to pubs where you just don't bring up sensitive topics (at least of the personal kind)

drinking in the company of others is therapeutic....but not therapy in my book

smk89

To be honest if you give everyone down the pub a keyboard and make them anonymous they would say the exact same as AH does. At least AH is honest in its opinions

Fremen

More people in AH means more people to get offended, or be offensive.

You couldn't fit all of AH in a pub. It'd be fun to try though.

Big Nasty

Most definitely more sensitive!

Thread needs Pole. :pac:

Scuid Mhór

everyone tries too hard to fit into the after hours clique these days.

stupidusername

it depends on the thread / the posters around. some of the people i know are the complete opposite of pc, so i would definitely say AH is more sensitive, there's always at least one person that comes on a thread and says that's not fair, bla bla bla...

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Of course people are going to be a bit more hesitant in company than when on their own, but as I said, are probably thinking it in that case.

Thanks for the comments.

Chuck Stone

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

everyone tries too hard to fit into the after hours clique these days.

There's a clique?

My real life persona isn't all that different to my AH persona tbh.

I can't speak for other folks obv.

Snowie

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

From a tangent on the Aussie-collar bomb thread, I thought it warrants a thread on its own. Or probably has done in the past, I don't know.

But basically, this: every now and again a sensitive issue crops up and people are a little bit senseitve about it while others rip in and take the piss. Some are a bit taken aback by this and use the "typical AH" line. However, I 'm pretty much of the belief that what is written here is no better that what is said (or at least thought) down the averaege pub.

Is this a fair comment or not??

Id agree but half these people wouldnt say what they think in realitty the internet/after hours is safe heaven for those who have'nt got any balls in real life ....

ooo and people who are funny online are genrally as dull and gray as irish weather

Dravokivich

Well in the pub, not everyone is going to hear what you said. Where as in AH, everyone is able to read back and scrutinise everything that's written down.

A lot of the stuff i've seen people get offended by here in AH was never intended as an offensive comment.

Show Time

Some of the thin skins on the folks here is a bit of a worry.

Glico Man

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Most definitely more sensitive!

Thread needs Pole. :pac:

Pole you say?

here you go sir

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

aaronh007 wrote: »

Pole you say?

here you go sir

NSFW, just in case... (but nice!!)

Saila

there are lines, one Ill never forget is that poor girl who was disabled and slowly died in her house for weeks after her mother the primary carer died
really horrific. practically everyone was rocognising the horrible situation, but theres always a few dicks who dont know when to draw lines. more socially inept types - sad really.

Sergeant

No stench of farts here, unless they are my own special blend. Same misguided opinions, only with less tact.