This question, along with many others that we ask about society, is a hard question to answer succinctly… any answer would have to be justified with logic/reasoning relevant to the question itself and the society it applies to.
As discussed in The King’s Law on Consideration, people tend to live in their own worlds… reason being because we all live our lives based on our own experiences, knowledge, and perceptions. Our perceptions are the foundations of our realities.
This means the thoughts that shape my understandings and judgments of the society/reality I live in, are a direct result of my personal cognition… it’s all based on opinion. Opinion is separate from fact, which is objective (not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased). Opinion is subjective.
Subjective (adj.)If on your journey through life you haven’t realized this yet, please understand the following:
1. existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought
2. relating to or of the nature of an object as it is known in the mind as distinct from a thing in itself
THE KING’S LAW: Individuals are entitled to their own opinions.
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The ability to have an opinion is society’s gift to the ignorant… for while the most widely accepted opinions are backed by fact, facts are not required in order for an opinion to exist. Rather than letting a lack of relevant citations deter them from making a point, the ignorant will blindly say whatever they “feel” or “think” as opposed to what they “know”. Because these judgments and evaluations only exist in their minds, your argument as to what is/should be enjoyable, unacceptable, commendable, or [insert adjective of valuation here] doesn’t work to negate their feelings/thoughts, it only fuels them to reiterate the point that is very vivid in their OWN minds.
So if the answers to mind boggling questions rest in our minds, how is it that we can ever be sure we are perceiving/thinking the same things? In short, we can’t.
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What is considered “good” to some is “bad” to others… “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Which brings us back to the original question. “…are we as a society too harsh on labeling HOEs, or not harsh enough?”
In the minds of many, if you’re willing to have any form of uncommitted sex you are a HOE… whereas others believe that exceptions to this rule can be made… and even more people believe that the label shouldn’t be applied at all. To each their own… because in a world of subjective thought, even individuals with very similar opinions will never think EXACTLY the same way about an issue.
The issue is that this question assumes that as a society we ALL assume the label to be derogatory in nature, as opposed to just a functional label for a certain social lifestyle… people who read are “readers”… people who run are “runners”… people who help others ejaculate are “HOEs”. Why is it not just a title as opposed to an insult?
This is a result of our thinking being conditioned by society’s rule. Objectivity is the check and balance system that attempts to control the chaos of Subjectivity. What Objectivity does is it set’s a standard by which everyone in a society is expected to align… objectivity is considered to be factual/the truth/the anti-opinion.
Next time we’ll explore how these two concepts collide and how they form the “standards” of our society.
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You put it well when you said "one man's trash is another man's treasure." Opinions derive their power from the strength/"appeal" society gives them. That is, for example, Bill O'Reilly isn't supported because he's necessarily right, but because his opinions are outrageous and because of the clout he has being Bill O'Reilly. We're all subjective because we're more inclined to believe someone's "truth" if we hold that person in high regard.
That said, there is always some "fact" in opinion. People take the facts and sprinkle in their own 15 additional sense to make their opinions sound smarter. But, further still, the people about which the opinion is based, often give fact to said opinion. For example, with regards to "HOEs"... some "HOEs" embrace the title because they feel it's empowering and shows they "do what's necessary to get what they want." They live up to the opinion, hence turning it to fact, in a sense.
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