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Use of word - ‘Community’

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By *orcester Guy OP   Man
2 weeks ago

Worcestershire North

Just an opinion but I Hate this word

Another Americanism that’s used everywhere in society

Encourages separation and division that we strived to end after if was widely used from 1939 to 1945

You either live in a community or isolated area

You don’t belong to a community you just have similar interests or preferences

You don’t hear about the West Ham community or the Jaffa Cake community

Just an opinion before I’m bombared with pms

Discuss here only

Room 101 moan over

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By *3versMan
2 weeks ago

glasgow

I think there are communities made of people with shared interests or traits - the gaming community, gardening community for us oldies. The LGBT community for some who believe there is a shared cause...

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By *upertedMan
2 weeks ago

Nelson

I kinda disagree. We are all in little communities.

I was talking to a friend about HIV and other stuff. If you're gay and frequent gay bars, gents toilets are full of Terrence Higgins Trust resources and similar.

You never see that in a regular pub. Cos there are closeted fellas who never see this educational info.

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By *MB9Man
2 weeks ago

Northampton

While I respect your opinion I do think you are massively over thinking this.

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By *astDevonGuyMan
2 weeks ago

Seaton

The OP’s original thoughts do resonate . In an era where we are falling over ourselves to be inclusive , the proliferation of “ communities “ all vying or demanding to be recognised separately puzzles me. I see people as people. But it seems society is becoming Tribal, but as Thatcher once proclaimed maybe “ there isn’t such a thing as society” ?

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By *eefandfurMan
2 weeks ago

Edinburgh

Real communities can be positive. The word has become misused and sometimes weaponised in social sciences and politics; especially when it is lazily assumed that a group that share a common trait or characteristic will be assumed to be entirely homogeneous and one member of said assumed community self-appoints and assumes the authority to speak on behalf of every member.

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By *orcester Guy OP   Man
2 weeks ago

Worcestershire North


"Real communities can be positive. The word has become misused and sometimes weaponised in social sciences and politics; especially when it is lazily assumed that a group that share a common trait or characteristic will be assumed to be entirely homogeneous and one member of said assumed community self-appoints and assumes the authority to speak on behalf of every member. "

Exactly

People would say today

It’s great We have 2 members of the gay community living next door

Instead we should be saying

We have fantastic neighbours

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By *luteus maxMan
2 weeks ago

Waterlooville at night

Parts of fabguys are communities.unfortunately we have a lot of dinghy divers as well.

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By *ildwestheroMan
2 weeks ago

Llandrindod Wells

A few years ago, on another site [long defunct] I admitted to voting Conservative in a general election on the site's forum. I immediately got a nasty message from another site member telling me I was 'a disgrace to the LGBT++++ Community!' What community? Does it really exist? I may be gay but I am not a member of some artificial 'alphabet soup' community. I did try a few years later, after retiring, to join an LGBT group. Wasn't exactly made feel welcome. A bit militant left-wing and obsessed with trans and non-binary issues for which I do not feel an affinity.

That aside, where I live at the moment, is a quiet pleasant neighbourhood. People speak, on the rare occasions I see them, but there is no sense of community.

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By *eefandfurMan
2 weeks ago

Edinburgh


"A few years ago, on another site [long defunct] I admitted to voting Conservative in a general election on the site's forum. I immediately got a nasty message from another site member telling me I was 'a disgrace to the LGBT++++ Community!' What community? Does it really exist? I may be gay but I am not a member of some artificial 'alphabet soup' community. I did try a few years later, after retiring, to join an LGBT group. Wasn't exactly made feel welcome. A bit militant left-wing and obsessed with trans and non-binary issues for which I do not feel an affinity.

That aside, where I live at the moment, is a quiet pleasant neighbourhood. People speak, on the rare occasions I see them, but there is no sense of community."

Also shows a complete lack of misunderstanding of the history of the campaign for gay liberation in the UK. Very much a cross-party effort.

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By *enri du lacMan
2 weeks ago

Coventry

For me the word "community" as it is used currently conjures up an image of a group whose members see themselves as different.

That difference entails the notion amongst the community members that they are special in some way.

Being special seems to mean they expect special treatment and consideration from the rest of society.

For example, they might expect to be treated slightly differently by the law, or expect public funding for spaces they can call their own.

Often they see themselves as victims and demand extra sympathy purely because of the self-designated community that they claim to be part of.

Community now means the opposite of what it used to mean: division rather than cohesion.

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By *tar33Man
2 weeks ago

North London (outer)


"Just an opinion but I Hate this word

Another Americanism that’s used everywhere in society

Encourages separation and division that we strived to end after if was widely used from 1939 to 1945

You either live in a community or isolated area

You don’t belong to a community you just have similar interests or preferences

You don’t hear about the West Ham community or the Jaffa Cake community

Just an opinion before I’m bombared with pms

Discuss here only

Room 101 moan over

"

I dislike this even more when it's spoken out loud with a glottal stop.

My moan of the day though, is motorcycle/scooter riders who drive along with their feet and inch from the ground, as if they're frightened of falling off.

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By *os001Man
2 weeks ago

Oxford

A community or group can be really important to people, as a sense of belonging and sharing.

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By *iassloverMan
2 weeks ago

Rugby


"Just an opinion but I Hate this word

Another Americanism that’s used everywhere in society

Encourages separation and division that we strived to end after if was widely used from 1939 to 1945

You either live in a community or isolated area

You don’t belong to a community you just have similar interests or preferences

You don’t hear about the West Ham community or the Jaffa Cake community

Just an opinion before I’m bombared with pms

Discuss here only

Room 101 moan over

I dislike this even more when it's spoken out loud with a glottal stop.

My moan of the day though, is motorcycle/scooter riders who drive along with their feet and inch from the ground, as if they're frightened of falling off."

If they put their feet down too quickly they'll find a new appreciation for the soles of their shoes...

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By *tar33Man
2 weeks ago

North London (outer)


"Just an opinion but I Hate this word

Another Americanism that’s used everywhere in society

Encourages separation and division that we strived to end after if was widely used from 1939 to 1945

You either live in a community or isolated area

You don’t belong to a community you just have similar interests or preferences

You don’t hear about the West Ham community or the Jaffa Cake community

Just an opinion before I’m bombared with pms

Discuss here only

Room 101 moan over

I dislike this even more when it's spoken out loud with a glottal stop.

My moan of the day though, is motorcycle/scooter riders who drive along with their feet an inch from the ground, as if they're frightened of falling off.

If they put their feet down too quickly they'll find a new appreciation for the soles of their shoes..."

It's more a case of them not picking their feet up.

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