Please Stop Proclaiming to be “Telling it like it is"

[ninja_pencil]

One thing that really sets my teeth on edge is when individuals stick their chin in the air and declare that “people hate me, because I tell it like it is. They hate the truth and I speak the truth. They don’t wanna hear the truth, so because I speak it, they hate me

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[mylefteye]

Such boasts, because that's what they are, usually start with, "Of course, you know me, I had to tell them..." Blah blah blah.

Yeah, we know you. Dickhead.

Great post, Chris.

[ninja_pencil]

Thanks Mike! They are absolutely boasts. "I never take anyone's shit, I would never sacrifice MY principles and keep quiet."
(Yes, you would never keep quiet, on that much we definitely agree.)

[joysilence]

Ha well said! I've noticed that for some reason racists seem especially prone to talking like this. In their little world everybody secretly agrees with them but is too afraid to speak out, whereas in reality everyone thinks they're lazy eejits who try to blame their own failures on phantom immigrants. As a woman who has worked in a male-dominated company, I totally appreciate how horrible it is when people appear not to be listening to anything you say (and I do mean "appear" - it's startling how many macho men will pretend they're not listening in front of their friends but then comply with your wishes as soon as their friends' backs are turned) but blowing up in everyone's face is not the way to go about it.