Discussion: Backhanded Compliments

“Wow I don’t know how you have so much confidence in your body like that!”
“You’re pretty for a __________________.”

Those are two big examples of what backhanded compliments are.

Honestly, those types of “compliments” are pathetic and rude.

I’ve seen the first example pop up in comments of people who are “bigger” and it’s honestly so f*cked up. Like… bruh. I just think people should compliment someone and mean it, not say it whilst saying something sly that will make it seem that you could be saying something worse. Again, it’s rude.

What do you think of backhanded compliments? Have you ever received one… heard someone give one out? How does it make you feel?

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To the people who give back-handed compliments:

You don’t have to give a compliment if you don’t want to.
Just shut up.

I think it’s rude, because it’s kind of like saying, “I’m going to say something unkind about this person, but then I’ll say something nice in the same sentence to soften the blow”.
I just saw a video about it the other say where someone told a person that they were ugly but talented.

It’s cringe.

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