I am taking the just say no to hate pledge

DallasDomination said:

I hate when I tell my wife to make me a drink and she does something with nasty vodka.. I clearly want tequila and she damn well knows that. The blatant lack of effort is hate worthy.

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LOL!

Virtue signaling B.S.

CouchCoach said:

The word "hate' gets thrown around the forum too freely and I am taking the pledge not to use that word again in here.

We are surrounded by hate in our own country and the world and most of us come here to take a break from the real world with others that share the same feeling about their team. Yep, even some come to argue and debate as part of this but hate is just too strong a word to use here.

So, I CouchCoach, do solemnly pledge not to use that word in ANY post, even in the attempt to repel it, and the Staff here has my permission to give me a time out for breaking my pledge.

My fellow posters, please join me in removing this word from a place it has no place in.

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I'm on board CC, this all or nothing mentality, You're a hater or a lover stuff, is just childish.

On another note, I'm stuck on a crossword "To dislike intensely(4)"...h _ _ e, any ideas?

What about ha*te...oops I mean the ... dislikers...calling fellow fans, fanboys, pompoms, "sunshine stuff or whatever..
That needs to discontinue also, or have an alternate term.

Hey, it is the time of overused PC in the country, so need to be fair in here also. It goes both ways.

Jumbo075 said:

Virtue signaling B.S.

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Ha, as if I had any virtues.

Supposedly(?) intelligent people who apply the term “hater”, in a desperate attempt to gain some sort of “high ground” in an argument, aren’t worth wasting pity on.

Yeah, I’m not sure if hate is to be taken literally in the context it’s used here often.

What would be a suggestion for a better term to define how some act towards Dak, Jerry, or Garrett(I’m guilty on that one!)

Being unjustly mean?

https://thoughtcatalog.com/ayodeji-awosika/2015/06/5-symptoms-and-cures-for-being-a-hater/

https://www.elitedaily.com/life/10-signs-youre-a-hater-and-need-to-stop

Or maybe it’s ok!
https://culturacolectiva.com/lifestyle/being-a-hater-can-be-good-for-you

Mr_C said:

Yeah, I’m not sure if hate is to be taken literally in the context it’s used here often.

What would be a suggestion for a better term to define how some act towards Dak, Jerry, or Garrett(I’m guilty on that one!)

Being unjustly mean?

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I think the term you’re searching for is “asshat”. Just a guess.

I don't think there is anything wrong with critical views, but I will say some of the comments go well beyond being critical to downright hateful. 3 big topics that bring this out is Jerry, Dak and Garrett. We seem to have hundreds of threads where you can't even consider it constructive criticism it just comes off as hate

Sticks and stones...

I fervently dislike myself.

I feel better already.

I have never seen a need for that word because we are all Cowboys fans with differing opinions. That doesn't make anyone a hater. If I don't agree that a player is as bad as someone says, then I'll present an argument for why I believe that player is better than that. If something is unfairly being used to prop up a player, then I'll point out why the argument isn't fair. At one point of time, this was simply called a discussion.

Those who are unable to have an open discussion resort to things like name-calling, and hater seems to be their favorite word if you disagree with them. It's a sad thing that is reflected in too many aspects of our society. In general, though, it does help me to see who is just arguing irrationally instead of actually being willing to debate the merits of a post.

Rather than swearing off using the word hater, which I believe most who would take that pledge already rarely use, I think a better movement would be a blockade of those who use the word. In other words, if there is a discussion about a player and someone comes into it and calls someone else a hater, then no one responds to the name-caller for the rest of the thread. Eventually, such a boycott might have the desired effect.

Our tendency is to just fire back, which just fans the flames, when it's likely best to let "hater" speech just die on the vine. Most of those who use the word are trying to provoke, so maybe we should just not take the bait.

I truly and deeply hate the Eagles, and overly sensitive people. And Rowdy.

Cowfan75 said:

I truly and deeply hate the Eagles, and overly sensitive people. And Rowdy.

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I was going to post about Rowdy earlier, but never got back to it.

Rowdy is the true jinx of this team.
Shows up in 1996, and we all know the rest...

I hate pledges

CouchCoach said:

The word "hate' gets thrown around the forum too freely and I am taking the pledge not to use that word again in here.

We are surrounded by hate in our own country and the world and most of us come here to take a break from the real world with others that share the same feeling about their team. Yep, even some come to argue and debate as part of this but hate is just too strong a word to use here.

So, I CouchCoach, do solemnly pledge not to use that word in ANY post, even in the attempt to repel it, and the Staff here has my permission to give me a time out for breaking my pledge.

My fellow posters, please join me in removing this word from a place it has no place in.

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I will take the pledge as well except for anything related to the Philadelphia Eagles, the League Office, Lebron James and the MSM.

jazzcat22 said:

I was going to post about Rowdy earlier, but never got back to it.

Rowdy is the true jinx of this team.
Shows up in 1996, and we all know the rest...

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I disdain Rowdy.

Jake said:

Somewhere along the way criticizing an athlete's performance became "hate", which always seemed ridiculous to me. I blame social media.

Not using it here will be easy since I never used it that way in the first place.

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True to an extent but I can be critical of a player yet still acknowledge when they make quality plays. Example Jeff Heath, sure I would love to upgrade the position but will still give the man credit when he goes out and makes big plays. We have those who can't seem to stomach giving a guy credit that they have been critical of.

CouchCoach said:

The word "hate' gets thrown around the forum too freely and I am taking the pledge not to use that word again in here.

We are surrounded by hate in our own country and the world and most of us come here to take a break from the real world with others that share the same feeling about their team. Yep, even some come to argue and debate as part of this but hate is just too strong a word to use here.

So, I CouchCoach, do solemnly pledge not to use that word in ANY post, even in the attempt to repel it, and the Staff here has my permission to give me a time out for breaking my pledge.

My fellow posters, please join me in removing this word from a place it has no place in.

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Can we removing terms and phrases that illustrate "love" too? If you say anything remotely positive, you're somehow ultra-defending a player etc....

I don't think banning a word is helpful. People feel what they feel. To a man, we probably all hate certain teams, certain fans, and certain things. It's an instrinsically human emotion. Banning the word "hate" won't make us feel hate any less. We hate turnovers and interceptions from our own team, we hate losing.

You might as well ban the word "love" and wonder why it doesn't make us love things any less. The emotion remains unchanged.