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Opinions on people who say
People who say "I speak my mind" do so, boastfully, as though it is an asset and a good character trait, when in fact (in my opinion) it is the exact opposite.
Am I right or wrong? (or a bit of both).
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Put it this way. Imagine the scene - Mrs Ducati has dragged you out clothes shopping. While you wait in the shop, she does her thing in the changing room and emerges beaming happily in what she thinks is a wonderful outfit. You think it's horrible. She asks you your opinion. Do you say:
A. Oh that's lovely darling, it really suits you.
B. Erm, well, it's nice enough, but, um, it doesn't go with your beautiful eyes/do your figure justice (I should point out here that I don't know Mrs Ducati) :-)
C. Good God, what the hell have you come as? It's hideous. I wouldn't be seen dead accompanying you in public wearing that monstrosity.
A would make Mrs D happy, but would be chickening out. B would let her down easily, tempering her disappointment with the idea that she deserves something better. C would be "speaking your mind". Ouch.
have to agree Ducati. People seem to get away with being rude by following their comments with "i'm just speaking my mind" or "being honest". I was at a party once and this woman was (what i felt to be) rude for the entire evening, i was so angry but all her friends made excuses by saying "oh, thats just the way she is" what, so that makes it ok?
Of course its different if somebody asks for your opinion on something and you have to give it honestly, they may not like the answer but they have requested your honest opinion - but there are tactile ways of doing this.
There is a huge differenve between honesty and rudeness, and every character I've ever seen (mainly on BB) has simply said this as an excuse to be as vulgar and crass as they like. It didn't pull the wool over my eyes, or many other people.
Honesty is another thing, look at Derek, he's honest and speaks his mind, and I can't see him ever slipping into the other type of directness. The others are just common, like the ones who say 'I'm mad, me', no, that's your lower-class euphemism for stupid and probably drinks a lot. Sorry, I've been watching too much Kemal tonight and it's rubbing off. But I can answer questions without referring to BB the whole time.