Poll: Tell it straight!

[Angry Caterpillar]

Okay, this is something that bothers me a bit.

Most people I know seem to have this condition which I will name, "dunwannabeadickitis". The symptoms are dancing around a topic, trying too hard not to hurt someone's feelings, and downright lying because God forbid someone have to toughen up and take criticism like a man.

Now, I can understand someone not wanting to go out of their way to be a dick. It's perfectly reasonable. However, lying to someone's face to preserve their precious, precious emotions at the expense of your dignity is ridiculous! Tell it straight, people! What's wrong with you?!

Now, how many of you tell it like it is? How many of you cry in a corner if you so much as feather someone's temper?

 

[Johnnyallstar]

I find it's kinder to be blunt and not soften it, than to lie about it by omission. They may not like me much for it at the time, but they can always trust me to tell it straight.

 

[Radeonx]

I sometimes find myself to be fairly blunt, and I tend to tell the truth quite often.

 

[Dragon_of_red]

I tell the truth as much as I can, but sometimes you need to have a small case of "dunwannabeacikitis". It tends to help in some cases, but most of the time the truth is usuall better.

 

[Marter]

I'm a very truthful person. I see no use in lying to someone, so I always tell the truth.

 

[Cabisco]

It's all situational, if i'm in a confrontation i'll tend to be as diplomatic as possible, because who would have funk it I don't want to get punched in the face over half the time, trivial matters.

If it was over something truely important, i'd tell it like it is. Otherwise, I prefer just to just let it go if I think more harm would come than good. Oh, or a good joke, i'll destroy someone emotionally if I think i might get a laugh, I get off on it like a crackhead. I joke, I joke.

 

[Dags90]

Varies widely by situation. My motives are usually more selfish though, if I know the person isn't going to objectively listen, I'm better off venting about it to a third party. I try to spare myself drama that solves nothing.

 

[0bserv3]

I try to tell people what i think they need to hear, whether its the truth or not. note the word need and not want. large difference.

 

[The Eggplant]

It depends on who the recipient of said honesty is. If I'm being honest about another individual, I never see any use in sugarcoating anything--if it doesn't kill you it'll make you stronger, and if it does kill you then you were probably too weak to begin with.

Regarding myself, however, I very frequently blunt the truth, for the very simple reason that I don't trust others with my innermost problems, and thus my innermost weaknesses. If it's a trivial obstacle in the path of my life, I'll welcome assistance...but the larger and more painful the problem becomes, the less likely I am to honestly confide in anyone.

 

[Angry Caterpillar]

Regarding myself, however, I very frequently blunt the truth, for the very simple reason that I don't trust others with my innermost problems, and thus my innermost weaknesses. If it's a trivial obstacle in the path of my life, I'll welcome assistance...but the larger and more painful the problem becomes, the less likely I am to honestly confide in anyone.

I'm much the same; but more because I generally view my problems as mine, not theirs. I don't need to be bringing everyone down because I happen to have cancer, now do I? I may ***** a little over something small, but the larger problems don't need to be shared.
Note: I don't actually have cancer. It was an example.

 

[Jedoro]

I may leave out details that aren't necessary to get the message across, but they hear what happened.

 

[maxben]

I don't "tell it straight" because I seriously don't care. If somebody makes a mistake, or acts like an idiot, why would I hurt their feelings if I have no vested interest in it? For example, I work in HR so I can fire people and tell them why because it is my job, and my friends I will argue with if they hurt me first or what they did is a bad reflection on me. Strangers, on the other hand, would never hear a bad word out of me. I had one guy compare me to Jesus for my ability to turn the other cheek after he was incredibly rude and attacked me viciously for little reason. I think he learned his lesson better by me keeping quiet, but I really stayed quiet because I didn't care.

 

[Sightless Wisdom]

Brutal honesty is something I value. If I want to say something, I say it. I hate it when people are afraid to "hurt someone's feelings". It sounds cruel to some I suppose but I stand by it.

 

[deadguynotyetburied]

"Kausika the brahmana, who is now roasting in Hell, set his heart on Virtue, and in all his life never told a lie, even in jest. Once having seen their helpless victim run past him and hide, Kausika sitting where the rivers meet answered the thieves: 'That way.'"

Mahabharata

 

[capin Rob]

I guess, depending on who I talk to.

 

[Yureina]

Usually, but come to think of it I rarely ever get into situations where I have to confront someone with their personal faults or serious issues. More often than not, someone else beats me to that and does it for me. I try very hard to not make people feel bad, but thankfully because major "news" events tend to be known by more people than me, those others tend to tell the person in question about it before I get a chance to.

I just don't get into this position very often, which is fine for me.

 

[Timotei]

I am both tissue-splitting sharp and painfully blunt at the same time.

I possess the ability to cut deep into my victims with a quick insult, then hit them with the heavy, blunt hammer of brutal honesty. If I think you're a fucktard, you can expect to hear from me.

One example of this was in a thread about people offing themselves over internet harassment. My post could pretty much be summed up with "the world is better off without them" followed by some reasoning.

 

[Angry Caterpillar]

I don't do it to spare feelings. I do it to avoid moderators. I'm a lot nicer here than I am on places like 4chan.

I don't mean just here, I mean anywhere. Life, forums, games, alternate dimensions containing billions upon trillions of sentient dogs exactly one inch long formed into interstellar conga lines, etc.

 

[gostchiken]

I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.

 

[The Rockerfly]

In real life I almost can't lie because I either look guilty as sin or I burst into laughter depending on the of the lie

On the internet I don't bother, it's just to easy like beating up a blind old person or something. Besides if you start lying someone will eventually call you out and you're fucked then