When people aren't as cultured and open-minded, and say something upsetting-- how do you cope??
If they are ignorant-- I am sarcastic and attempt to insult them without them realizing it. If they are malicious-- I am harsh, my tongue can cut like a knife if I want it too.
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Edit: indielibra, Mon 16 Jul 12, 2:44AM
Post: #666274  , Mon 16 Jul 12, 2:19AM |
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:: Avi345
:: QA7 Taking responsibility | |
for me, I kind of just let it roll off.
i understand that the world is full of closed-minded people, and a lot of them can't be changed.
I try and keep more open-minded people around me. It's better for my health =]
Live fast, have fun, and be a bit mischievous
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Post: #666277 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 2:24AM |
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I smile at them  Believe me, it KILLS them inside >:] Well that, and it honestly doesn't bug me, like, at all, and once they see that I'm not even phased by them, they get annoyed and stop. Bigots only do stuff to get a reaction out of the person they're picking on, if they don't get what they're looking for, they move on.
You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at you because you're all the same.
"Rub that glitter and grease around"
~Lady Gaga
"I'm fierce and I'm feeling mighty. I'm a golden girl, I'm an aphrodite, alright!"
~Kylie Minogue
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Post: #666279 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 2:31AM |
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:: TealSkye
:: QA7 Taking responsibility | |
I wink at them, and keep it moving. ;)
Or when I'm bored, I'll follow them, and channel chewbacca behind their back.
Me: -_-...*chewbacca noise*
Bigot: What the hell!? O_O *turns around*
Me: -_-... *quack*
But I most times, I maturely say the truth.
"When you come to terms with your passionate lust for me, I'll be waiting."
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Post: #666286 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 2:42AM |
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I agree with Avi as well. However, if they're being some serious Bigots then yknow, I let em' have it. I make sure they know what they're saying and why. But, there will always be bigots and they're hard to get through.
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Post: #666365 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 8:39AM |
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Assuming this is in strictly off-line sense... I split it two ways. If they don't purposely mean to cause offence, I try my best to explain why I'm offended/upset/etc and hopefully educate them a little.
If they mean to cause offence, then I forgo being polite and rip them to shreds. Most of the time I do not stop and think about the whys of what they say, I react instinctively and if it's an angry reaction, chances are it's only going to get worse. I have a short temper at the best of times, and none when it comes to anyone purposefully offensive.
Then again, online I actually give myself a little time to cool down and responded with some clarity and logic.
I'm a ratfish trying to practice doing back flips on your mattress.
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Post: #666371 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 10:20AM |
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:: Falconfly
:: QA5 Having the neighbours round | |
I either ignore them or humiliate them
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Post: #666373 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 10:29AM |
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Live and let live man. They have as much right to their opinions and beliefs as I do to mine.
I'm a Loiner, apparently...
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Post: #666375 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 11:59AM |
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I don't well, depends if I am angry if so I lose my temper and that stops them or if I'm chilled then I just ignore them and leave.
What knocks you down in life , can only make you stronger.
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Post: #666376 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 12:23PM |
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:: Twiggey
:: QA5 Having the neighbours round | |
I just ingnore them and keep being happy it's super annoying to people who try to upset you they can't stand it. Or if they're really mean and I'm in a knidof angry mood which doesn't seen to happen a lot but anyway I'll say something back but I'll never get properly angry at someone cause I Barbour to much anger in me to be able to let it out at small intervals it's all gonna come out at once and I wouldn't want to be that person it comes out on. 
To live is to do what makes you happy not others. If what you love is different then stand against the tide of "normality" never stop fighting for happiness.
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Post: #666385 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 1:11PM |
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:: AdamP
:: QA8 High Householder | |
The easiest way to deal with them is by making random noises or take advice from Sandi Thom's album and "smile, it confuses people."
"There's a thin line between sanity and insanity. My side of the line has a purple sky and talking unicorns; by God do I love sanity.
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Post: #666409 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 2:40PM |
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:: CorrieK
:: QA5 Having the neighbours round | |
Oh man...this one time someone called me a dyke and I deliberately misunderstood them - I said that I didn't see what resemblance I bore to a type of dam or levee common in the Netherlands (a dike). They just looked so confused...
PS: Yes, this is my Holland joke =D
"For a long time I thought I wanted to be a nun. Then I realized that what I really wanted to be was a lesbian."
-Mabel Maney
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Post: #666416 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 3:26PM |
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Everyone has a right to their opinion, but they do not have the right to treat us like we are subhuman.
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Post: #666436 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 4:41PM |
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Normally I just ignore them and walk off, sometimes I'll sarcastically say "when you're ready to stop being an asshole I'll talk to you"
Sam and Dana <333- 11/01/13<333
"Spiteful words can hurt your feelings, but silence can break your heart."-Unknown
"The meaning of life is 'bucket'"-Richard the undead warlock(LFG)
"Without Music, Life Would Be A Mistake"- Marty(Here Comes The Boom)
"A pen to a writer is as a sky bison is to an air bender"- me
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Post: #666438 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 4:49PM |
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I have this "point" at which I break. Usually I can ignore and walk away with no issue whatsoever because I just think, 'do you know what, I'm not going to waste my time thinking about you and your stupid comments' but then other times when they say something which really hits home.
omg.
Bitch Stephen has arrived.
The First, Last and Only thing I will ever say...Never give up hope, Always believe and Hold onto your dreams...♥
The Never-Ending Maze of Surprises...
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Post: #666641 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 9:21PM |
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If they're saying things about me I just glare at them until they go away, and I'll just get upset about it later when in private (I'm revoltingly sensitive). If they say things about my girlfriend, however... just no. They'd better brace themselves for a verbal hell.
Most of the time it's the same guy, actually. My retort is always "I get more girls than your intolerant ass does." The satisfying thing is that it's true.
People tell me that I have this awful mental disease. Personally, I don't think it's fatal or even harmful; if anything I'm a little bit lovesick.
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Post: #666646 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 9:42PM |
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:: Falconfly
:: QA5 Having the neighbours round | |
@People who say "it's just an opinion": Corrective Rape is also an opinion. Is raping someone okay, if opinions are valid?
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Post: #666662 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 10:47PM |
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^Sorry but how the hell is rape an opinion?
What knocks you down in life , can only make you stronger.
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Post: #666663 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 10:49PM |
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^ Believing corrective rape is a valid solution to homosexuality is an opinion.
OT: I'm not going to get openly belligerent with bigoted people if there's no point. But I tend to be the type of person who reacts angrily to such things and I don't just stand there and take it. Seeing as how this has actually never happened, I can't say for sure how I'd react, but it probably wouldn't be too positively.
But there's a difference between "I respect your choice to be gay" (ignorant, but harmless) and "you're going to hell, you filthy faggot" (gonna get a bad reaction from me).
But I do NOT believe all opinions are valid because they're not. And they're not all equally deserving of respect and I won't respect someone's opinion just because it's an opinion.
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Post: #666664 , Mon 16 Jul 12, 11:04PM |
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:: RyRyPanda
:: QA5 Having the neighbours round | |
i cut a bitch with my razor blade.
lol jk. i just ignore them and/or make fun of them.
*falls flat on my face* Hello floor! Make me a sammich!! :DDD
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Post: #666755 , Tue 17 Jul 12, 4:05AM |
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Alone
How to know when you like a guy.
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Things that grow
Just so.
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