Anti-semite, racist, etc are pejoratives. They're labels that mean something different to them than they do to you. Treat them as the pejoratives that they are. If someone called you a pedophile, would you go into a long rant saying that while you're not attracted to prepubescent girls, there is nothing wrong, biologically speaking, in being attracted to sixteen year old girls with fully developed secondary sex characteristics? No, you'd tell them to fuck right off. Don't fall for their trap.
Try this:
Them: Are you a racist/anti-semite? You: Are you a pedophile?
If they're calling you names, throw it right back at them.
Anti-semite, racist, etc are pejoratives. They're labels that mean something different to them than they do to you. Treat them as the pejoratives that they are. If someone called you a pedophile, would you go into a long rant saying that while you're not attracted to prepubescent girls, there is nothing wrong, biologically speaking, in being attracted to sixteen year old girls with fully developed secondary sex characteristics? No, you'd tell them to fuck right off. Don't fall for their trap.
Try this:
Them: Are you a racist/anti-semite?
You: Are you a pedophile?
If they're calling you names, throw it right back at them.
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