tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post2578225744617815426..comments2023-07-30T05:57:48.256-04:00Comments on Gospel of the Living Dead: The Send up of the Parody of the Exaggeration of the InsultKPaffenrothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-9410933443940577232008-05-30T09:41:00.000-04:002008-05-30T09:41:00.000-04:00That's why it's so important NOT to condescend to ...That's why it's so important NOT to condescend to people, but as your experience points out - there's no helping if someone "feels" they're condescended to. And reading good books or using big words when you talk is not (necessarily) being condescending. In fact, I think if I wanted to condescend to someone, I'd deliberately talk "down" to them by using simple words about simple subjects.KPaffenrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323273575993522455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37410885.post-20226698816281868532008-05-30T09:35:00.000-04:002008-05-30T09:35:00.000-04:00Yeah, the 'pseudointellectual' and 'pretentious' w...Yeah, the 'pseudointellectual' and 'pretentious' words really made me realize what we were dealing with. <BR/><BR/>The day I got called both of those words for expressing an enjoyment of Philip Glass was the day I realized those were code words for "You think you're smarter than me, don't you?" Once someone feels condescended to, they become defensive and nearly impossibly to reason with.John Goodrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04193512490180575763noreply@blogger.com