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CptCook said:
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Subaqua said:
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rusticchisler said:
All these "micro-aggressions"... time to head for my "safe space"


Don't read so much into the word "hateful". It simply means something disliked, unpleasant, unappealing. Like.. I find cleaning the gutters on the eaves hateful.
You'd know if I hated you.. if I said.. I hate you for smoking that cigar. Now that might be some kind of micro-aggression as you call it, but surely, saying "I think second hand smoke is hateful", is far from any kind of aggression.
Some folks just have to get over it! Now there, that's some kind of micro-aggression for ya! smile smile


That low key definition might be what you meant, but the common Webster's definition does not agree with you....

adjective hate·ful \ˈhāt-fəl\
Popularity: Bottom 40% of words
Simple Definition of hateful
: very bad or evil : causing or deserving hate
: full of hate : showing hate
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary"



This has been good (fun). When you mentioned Webster I remembered I had a huge New Lexicon Webster's Dictionary of the English Language on the shelf. After reading the webster's meaning that you quoted, I dug it out. I'm guessing they got lazy writing the meaning because in this big hard copy book it goes on to say about "hating to disappoint" and "hating the cold". Oh, how I'd hate to be the one who needs to get to my little safe corner. smile rackin' up the posts.. smile

Last edited by Subaqua; 04/26/2016 09:34 PM.