| Hank Chinaski |
06-01-2005 06:28 PM |
Tact (or lack thereof)
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Originally posted by robustpuppy
The jokes reflect on the teller, not on those unfortunate enough to be present when they are made.
If you are not in a position where you have the ability to correct the person (i.e., the person is not your child or subordinate), your failure to do so is not an affirmation and would not reasonably be interpreted as complicity by anyone else.
There is a look you can adopt that is clearly one of disapproval and discomfort. In most situations it's best if you only wear that look briefly enough so that you don't trigger a confrontation or attempted defense, but long enough so that the teller gets that it's not cool. But this would only work when you're in the same room, obviously.
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My son has a friend who is constantly making vaguely anti-black racist statements. Once he leaves I try and point out to my son that the things the kid says are wrong, but my kid sees them as more innocent. kids are tough to raise. maybe I should call the kid on them......
PS the lying down Paigow was to distinguish from regular Paigow, and because I figured out how to do it. I couldn't do it on an angle though :mad: |
