Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
Same for bullying, abuse, etc etc.
One person can see or experience an incident and say its dehumanizing. Another can see it and say its just a dick being a dick.
One person can see or experience an incident and say its bullying. Another can see it and say its passion.
The actions of others stay the same, but how each of us processes and perceives those actions is different.
It's a hell of a lot easier to be a dick to someone or bully and abuse them if you've considered them less than human. How relativist do you want to be here? Someone can be an apologist for even the worst possible behavior, does that disqualify the use of the term "dehumanizing"?