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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
How about being radically honest and admit that there's nothing to gain but smug self-gratification in calling someone fat or any other rude comment that only serves to make you feel better than someone else.
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Quoted, yet again, for truth.
There are certainly situations and relationships where you should be comfortable with being radically honest, but I can't imagine those situations include me opening my coffee order with a "dear god, aren't you a fat one" directed at the overweight barrista behind the counter or relationships...like say...with my boss, where "radical honesty" would probably be met with "radical reconsideration of my job status."
I was brought up to believe that social politeness and such were the grease that kept the gears of society churning away. To be socially superficial is an idea I'm perfectly happy with as it saves me a phenomenal amount of "work" without making me out to be a complete and total asshole.