• dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works
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    Insulting someone for something they can’t change is a bomb. It has a blast radius. Sometimes you will hit innocent bystanders.

    And it is weak. It shows you are not clever enough to come up with something precise.

    A good insulter is like a good tailor. It makes it fit the person perfectly.

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    Ditto for sexuality, gender, etc. Honestly, even if the target does find it hurtful, it’s equally harmful to those being used as an insult.

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      Then let’s join forces and ravage the earth with our ascerbic tongues.

      Edit: I guess it’s supposed to be spelled “acerbic.”

    • cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world
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      Hey Poppa Mo, I feel sorry for you. No well person says these kinds of things.

      The world is hard and harsh right now, you add to that currently, i think as a projection of your own internal stress.

      I hope things start improving for you, and that you stop unleashing your negativity into the world.

      You may find that by switching the order, and not projecting so much negativity that things do get better.

    • BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip
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      I won’t insult your appearance for this one, but I think a comment like this is open season to come after your intelligence.