"terrible consequences happened because people did something terrible; there's no reason for you to fear terrible consequences unless you also plan on doing something terrible."
Stop right there.
Why do you think the phrase "intention doesn't matter" gets tossed around so much? How do you think "authorial intent" got to be a bingo square?
It's because not "planning" to be offensive does not magically prevent it from happening.
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Date: 2010-06-24 03:47 pm (UTC)Stop right there.
Why do you think the phrase "intention doesn't matter" gets tossed around so much? How do you think "authorial intent" got to be a bingo square?
It's because not "planning" to be offensive does not magically prevent it from happening.