contempt

[boxofdelights]

So, a thing I said in comments was that I prefer naked contempt to thinly-veiled contempt because it's easier for me to deal with. The veil works on me like a matador's cape, confusing and distracting; I can't really come to grips with the fact that someone keeps disrespecting my decision and my right to make a decision because it's so, it's so... so distracting! the way they say "Respectfully," every time it happens!

What about you?

Comments

[amaebi]

I agree. Though for me it's that the veil is shabby, dishonest armour and, I think, a seizure of privilege. Because it demands the right to say Whatever and also determine how it's taken.

[wild_irises]

I basically agree, but I also think it's more fun to fence against thinly-veiled contempt.