I'm sometimes accused of being condescending when I'm usually just being polite. I also get accused of 'scolding' & I am guilty of this.
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But I think if you're criticising an attitude, whilst remaining civil & avoiding attacking a person's character, it does sound like scolding
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I find language & communication really interesting in itself & enjoy testing different ways of influencing discussions to be productive.
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@HPluckrose I took "tone policing" apart last week: http://postsatire.tumblr.com/post/150587820039/pinkphilosopher-ithelpstodream-by-robot … -
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@PostSatire I'm not going to stop supporting human rights & equality causes but I don't have to do it with abusive people.
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Tones are very misunderstood on social media
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I remember when one could decide not to talk to people who are jerks without having to entertain more insults by said jerks.
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