# Is it ethical? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 10, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328 "2013-04-10T15:47:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/21 "2013-04-10T17:39:42Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > So you subscribe to the “I’m rubber, you’re glue” style of medical practice? Actually, I’m wrong. Wanting to hurt someone back for a perceived insult is the exact opposite of this. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/22 "2013-04-10T17:40:46Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Actually, I’m wrong. Wanting to hurt someone back for a perceived insult is the exact opposite of this. Not hurt – just return the negative energy… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/23 "2013-04-10T17:45:06Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > Not hurt – just return the negative energy… Have you considered masturbating to release that negative energy? ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/24 "2013-04-10T17:47:03Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Have you considered masturbating to release that negative energy? My sexuality is none of your business. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/25 "2013-04-10T17:47:24Z")
Only if you do so with a Monkey Island style comeback. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/26 "2013-04-10T17:48:16Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Jesus Fucking Christ. :rolleyes: Hey, you’re the one who is obsessed with strangers on the internet sex lives. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16178810&postcount=140](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16178810&postcount=140) And so you don’t have to ask I got laid Monday evening at about 9PM. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/27 "2013-04-10T17:49:26Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Hey, you’re the one who is obsessed with strangers on the internet sex lives. > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16178810&postcount=140](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16178810&postcount=140) Uh, yeah I’m aware of that. It was relevant to the thread. “Obsessed” is completely ridiculous however. “Mildly curious” is more fitting. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/28 "2013-04-10T17:49:55Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > Not hurt – just return the negative energy… How does one do that, with a postage-paid return envelope? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/29 "2013-04-10T17:53:38Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > My sexuality is none of your business. May I inquire as the hirsuteness of your neckbeard? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/30 "2013-04-10T17:55:18Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > My sexuality is none of your business. You’re the one wanting to “release” your “negative energy”. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/31 "2013-04-10T17:57:27Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You’re the one wanting to “release” your “negative energy”. Did you serve in USAF? When? How many civilians were killed ? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/32 "2013-04-10T17:58:57Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You’re the one wanting to “release” your “negative energy”. I’m picturing very negative bukake. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/33 "2013-04-10T18:05:22Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > Did you serve in USAF? When? > > How many civilians were killed ? Are you actually equating sexuality and/or masturbation to killing civilians in military exercises? ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/34 "2013-04-10T18:06:39Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Are you actually equating sexuality and/or masturbation to killing civilians in military exercises? No. I am just curious. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/35 "2013-04-10T18:08:16Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > Did you serve in USAF? When? > > How many civilians were killed ? Kittens are cute! Look-there’s a crack in the sidewalk. Yum, bananas! edited to add: I’m sorry-I thought the OP had changed the topic to non sequiturs. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/36 "2013-04-10T19:48:55Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > Maybe. Anyone who insults me gives me negative psychological energy. Giving back that energy is important to preserve my health. No it isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/37 "2013-04-10T20:04:25Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > Did you serve in USAF? When? > > How many civilians were killed ? …What? I mean, I know why you’re asking that. For some reason, you’re equating it to the same level of offense as someone asking when you last had sex but…what? You might as well ask someone if they were ever a plumber, and if so, how many pipes they cleaned. Although, that might make more sense than the military one. Look. There’s nothing insulting about asking when someone last had sex. Some people might consider it rude, but not a slap to the face. Hell, I think if someone made a poll asking that same question, loads of people would respond. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/38 "2013-04-10T20:08:37Z")
> [@AngelSoft](#): > > …What? I mean, I know why you’re asking that. For some reason, you’re equating it to the same level of offense as someone asking when you last had sex but…what? You might as well ask someone if they were ever a plumber, and if so, how many pipes they cleaned. Although, that might make more sense than the military one. Look. There’s nothing insulting about asking when someone last had sex. Some people might consider it rude, but not a slap to the face. Hell, I think if someone made a poll asking that same question, loads of people would respond. I didn’t ask when he last had sex. I merely suggested that increasing the frequency of a certain action might release those “negative energies” he’s so worried about. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/39 "2013-04-10T20:10:11Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > May I inquire as the hirsuteness of your neckbeard? Hate speech! Hate speech! ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328/40 "2013-04-10T20:10:39Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > If someone insults me even though I have not deserved it in any way, is it ethical to insult them back? I don’t know if it’s ethical, but it’s pointless. You shouldn’t feel irritated by completely undeserved and gratuitous insults. Just :rolleyes: at the idiocy. I’m luckily essentially impervious to that sort of crap, that only leads me to feel despise for the moron who uttered it. It served me well over the years. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical/655328.md?page=3)