Now I understand Germans!

Postby Sounds Like A Bird » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:36 am

Now I understand why Germans get annoyed, bothered, bugged or offended when they are called Nazis!

The whole idea of "pressing one's buttons" revolves around finding out which insults elicit the strongest responses.

People who think they are smart hate "stupid."
Sluts hate to be called "lovely people."
Black people hate when non-blacks use the n-word.
Stupid people hate to be called "poor."
Bigots hate to be called "racists."
Children and teens hate to be called "childish" or "immature."

In general, the more truth the insult has, the more insulting it is.

You can call an Asian guy the "n-word" all day, it won't affect them. You can call a non-racist "racist" as much as you want. Mother Theresa doesn't care if you call her "a**hole," etc. etc.

:D
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Postby bert_ernie » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:21 pm

i think it has more to do with:

a) the connotations of an insult. is it generally seen to be an especially bad thing. and is it considered especially insulting towards the intended target. ie being smart would rarely be an insult whereas being stupid would.

b) is this topic important to the person's ego. or how they value themselves. ie someone may think they are smart but not consider being smart as something that is important in life.
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Postby Blitzkreger » Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:30 pm

thats because the truth hurts more than lies ever could, and this is why I try and not lie. I love telling the truth, it peoples on the back foot!
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