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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (3 children)

One day I called a co-worker weird. Simply cus the dude was acting odd.

A whole thing broke out where he was extremely insulted at the remark and wanted to never talk to me again until I went farther than I should have to apologize.

Thinking about it till this day... Dude that's just fucking weird.

[–] TrickDacy 20 points 4 months ago

Yeah, it's a ...weird... word. Can be playful, a term of endearment, a reality check, or a horrible insult. And it depends completely on the context. And some people maybe just have trauma from being bullied and called weird all the time as kids. I'm guessing maybe that dude had experienced something like that.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago

Did it ever occur to you that some people spend a lifetime being labeled as weird, or any other variation of "different," in ways that suggest or directly say they are wrong in societal view?

Especially some neurodivergent might just be fucking tired of it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Define 'farther than i should have'

[–] Agent641 10 points 4 months ago