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What are some backhanded compliments that are very subtle? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I may need to say something that is (seemingly) nice about someone, but I’d prefer it be very subtly backhanded or nearly believable hyperbole.



Edit: I realized that I was imagining something like how the Colbert Report was done where it’s easy to believe I’m agreeing when really I’m spoofing.

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why do you assume that the person advocating to not be an asshole wouldn't be fun at parties?

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    you poor sweet thing. you might be the brightest crayon in the box but that blunt tip makes it hard to stay in the lines. (I mean this in the most positive way. not all crayons are perfect, and they don't need to be)

    I'll spoon feed it to you.

    you responded to a post asking for backhanded compliments by outright calling OP an asshole for asking for backhanded compliments and had the audacity to not even provide what OP asked for.

    I then took the opportunity to provide a tongue-in-cheek response that was a backhanded compliment and an appropriate response to someone who completely ignored the the whole point of the post.

    what you did was akin to walking up to a conversation between people at a party, interjecting when you felt offended by the content that you involved yourself in, and called everyone an asshole.

    what an asshole thing to do, right?

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