Something I see a lot online and also on this forum, is people being accused of bigotry for criticizing a woman, minorities, and even Bronies. (I won't go in to my recent experience with Bronies. It did consists of 2 posts receiving warnings and a locked thread.)
I got to ask: Are there groups of people that you shouldn't criticize ever? Regardless of how wrong they are on the subject. How much you disagree with their opinion. If so, why? Why can't anyone disagree with someone that they are not part of group?
EDIT: To clarify, I mean to criticize a member of a group different than yours. For example: A man criticizing a woman.
EDIT 2: What I'm going for is people who quickly demonize other people on particular issues.
EXAMPLES: If you say, "I believe Anita Sarkeesian is a huckster." People will say, "You're Sexist!"
If you say, "George Zimmerman was right to stand his ground." People will say, "You're Racist!"
Try criticizing 12 Years a Slave. You won't go more than 3 posts before someone will throw out "White Guilt".
What happens when you criticize hashtag activism like #YesAllWomen? Someone will try to publish a comic strip in a national newspaper of you being portrayed as a whining baby wetting himself.
Disagree with someone on any social issue that someone feel passionately about. You will get portrayed as a sexist, racist, murderous internet troll in the web comic White Guys Defense Force.
What makes certain opinion unimpeachable? While other opinions that disagrees with them obviously offensive, mean, wrong, and bigoted.
I got to ask: Are there groups of people that you shouldn't criticize ever? Regardless of how wrong they are on the subject. How much you disagree with their opinion. If so, why? Why can't anyone disagree with someone that they are not part of group?
EDIT: To clarify, I mean to criticize a member of a group different than yours. For example: A man criticizing a woman.
EDIT 2: What I'm going for is people who quickly demonize other people on particular issues.
EXAMPLES: If you say, "I believe Anita Sarkeesian is a huckster." People will say, "You're Sexist!"
If you say, "George Zimmerman was right to stand his ground." People will say, "You're Racist!"
Try criticizing 12 Years a Slave. You won't go more than 3 posts before someone will throw out "White Guilt".
What happens when you criticize hashtag activism like #YesAllWomen? Someone will try to publish a comic strip in a national newspaper of you being portrayed as a whining baby wetting himself.
Disagree with someone on any social issue that someone feel passionately about. You will get portrayed as a sexist, racist, murderous internet troll in the web comic White Guys Defense Force.
What makes certain opinion unimpeachable? While other opinions that disagrees with them obviously offensive, mean, wrong, and bigoted.