When I ask someone what kind of music they like, the answer
I dread hearing is “I like all types!” I
dislike this answer because it tells me nothing, and does not answer my question.
What do you like means what do you
like more than other things. To say
that you like all things more than other things means nothing, and actually is
wasting the gesture of me wanting to get to know you.
Cue, Snarky Stephen
Hearing this answer is a problem for me, because it
immediately engages what I call “Snarky Stephen.” This is the punk I attempt to keep controlled
who corrects people’s grammar, tries to pass blatant passive aggressiveness off
as politeness, and uses pretentious words like “snarky.” He’s annoying, even to
me.
Two Types of Discrimination
There are two kinds of discrimination – a general kind and a
specific kind. The specific kind almost always deals in showing preference to a
certain kind of person, based on things they don’t control. This kind is the
bad, racist, sexist, kind of discrimination, and for the record, I don’t like
it. Not at all. Not even Snarky Stephen doesn’t like that.
The second kind of discrimination deals generally with
seeing value between things and being able to make an informed choice. This is
the kind of discrimination that says “I don’t enjoy that movie because…” and
then gives an actual reason for the preference.
Conclusion
This is the kind of discrimination I like. It’s the kind
that cares, and has a preference, and knows what it likes. I like it when
people have preferences about things, because it shows they care. No preference
literally means you do not care. But it’s important to remember that
preferences are things you prefer, not things you need. Snarky Stephen also
doesn’t like people who discriminate too much. You don’t even what to see him
get started on that…
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