EJCC
The Devil of TypoC
- Joined
- Aug 29, 2008
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- MBTI Type
- ESTJ
- Enneagram
- 1w9
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- sp/so
Exactly.Well, that's true. I mean, I can get rather foul-mouthed with close friends, and we can call each other some pretty bad things, etc.,... and then we laugh because we're all just joking around with each other. If I wasn't so close to them, I'd be afraid my comments would be misconstrued and would never ever risk that. The joke is more about how outrageous and socially inappropriate we can be with each other, yet still know it's all a game.
Although on second thought, I suppose "meaningless" insults may also have some sort of projected meaning, depending on their specificity. Back to the body image example, I'll bet casually calling other people "fat" or "thin" could have a strong impact on their own views on what makes someone "fat" or "thin", and whether someone's status as a "thin" or "fat" person is even important in the first place.
Oh, ok. That is interesting. What would an example of that be?I missed his latter comments. I had viewed his original comments more like Fia's assessment, where an individual who cannot ingratiate themselves into the group begins to label the group negatively to drag them back into (And/or label them as part of) THEIR circle... thus providing some type of experienced connection even if it is negative. But maybe that wasn't correct? The idea in itself is still something I'm pondering.