Wow.

'Abigail' is a fictional female personna created by a male programmer. 'Abigail' does not exist. I was not rude to 'Abigail.'

Some years ago there was a song called "A Boy Named Sue." Now "Sue" did not actually exist. No rational person would say that "you were rude to Sue by calling her a man."

If 'Abigail' walked into my office it might be rude to tell 'her' that she is a man. However, this whole conversation has become Kafkaesque.

(Kafka by the way was not actually a slug even though he wrote a story claiming to be one. I was not rude to the slug in Kafka's story by calling him a man.)

I too sometimes confuse the online world with the real one, but get this. There is no such person as 'Abigail' and one cannot be rude to a fictional character.

Otherwise:

"Homer Simpson, you are not a man, you are a cartoon."

How could you be so rude to Homer, it is none of your business whether he is a man or an animated figure.
Let's get real.

In reply to Re: (kudra) We see what we want to see, I suppose was Re: Omigawd! by sierrathedog04
in thread Omigawd! Surprised by Reality! by sierrathedog04

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