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imperfect_cupcake · 07-21-2011, 01:35 PM

I just got into an argument with someone because they used it. They were mixing together a)things that were true about their personality and b) assumptions they were making about something they hadn't experienced but I had. Ending it all with "this is my truth"

I tried to call attention to the assumptions that were wrong, not their personality traits, by repeating my experience and asking why are they were calling their assumptions about an experience they've never had, a truth?

they got upset that I was questioning their personality. Which I wasn't. I was trying hard to call attention to the error they were making in thinking what something would be like. sort of like "I don't like strawberry's because they appear to taste read, I'm sure they taste red and I don't like red. that's my truth."
"actually when I tasted strawberrys they weren't red tasting at all. in fact they tasted purple, I know many people say they taste purple. I'm confused why you are telling me it's a truth that strawberries taste red when you've not tasted one?"
"why are you telling me to taste a strawberry??! I don't like red, I don't need red and that's that."
"but I'm not telling you to taste a strawberry... *loses will*"

I think it can get very confusing to use it.

07-21-2011, 01:35 PM	#74
imperfect_cupcake Senior Member How Do You Identify?: feminine dolly dyke Preferred Pronoun?: Your Grace Relationship Status: I put my own care first Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: In a gauze of mystery Posts: 1,776 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,426 Thanked 9,727 Times in 1,613 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I just got into an argument with someone because they used it. They were mixing together a)things that were true about their personality and b) assumptions they were making about something they hadn't experienced but I had. Ending it all with "this is my truth" I tried to call attention to the assumptions that were wrong, not their personality traits, by repeating my experience and asking why are they were calling their assumptions about an experience they've never had, a truth? they got upset that I was questioning their personality. Which I wasn't. I was trying hard to call attention to the error they were making in thinking what something would be like. sort of like "I don't like strawberry's because they appear to taste read, I'm sure they taste red and I don't like red. that's my truth." "actually when I tasted strawberrys they weren't red tasting at all. in fact they tasted purple, I know many people say they taste purple. I'm confused why you are telling me it's a truth that strawberries taste red when you've not tasted one?" "why are you telling me to taste a strawberry??! I don't like red, I don't need red and that's that." "but I'm not telling you to taste a strawberry... loses will" I think it can get very confusing to use it.