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Originally Posted by stringjunky2
Choice of words matters. If one said "warm vs crisp", for example, there are no negative connotations with either and it's a matter of personal choice. Contrawise, If I described the Taylor as 'clear' and the Martin as 'muddy', the connotation is negative for the Martin.  |
But that isn’t quite what I was referencing, I was responding to a post decrying a “lack of common sense and genuine objectivity”. Had the words “negative connotation” been the wording, there would have been no need for a reply.
On a guitar forum there can’t be an honest dialog if “negative connotations” are your baseline for restricting speech or disparaging the party expressing those sentiments. And if “negative connotations” are banned it’s pretty much over.
We need to be a lot less sensitive to merely the words we read. The same things in conversation, with visual cues available, would be perfectly acceptable. That needs to be factored in before assuming the worst, IMO.