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Originally Posted by Leslie Anne
But that's exactly my point. You know what it really means and it's not a very nice thing to say. You're admitting it's negative by sugar-coating it.
Didn't I say the same thing? I admitted that I could only bet too. I'm not arguing with you here.
I'm not ignoring that it's campus culture. What I'm doing is not buying it as an excuse.
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I don't sugarcoat it, that's just the phrase I've heard used most often
It's only an excuse if you think it's something that's wrong.
I don't acknowledge that the phrase is wrong, so I'm not excusing anything.
It's a colloquialism, not a literal damning of independants (like anyone here has the power to damn someone). And getting huffy when people use it, often because it was used on their campus in a completely positive way, is little more than elitism. Fine, don't use it, but don't look down at people who do. Stop getting offended on other people's behalf.
Stupid GDGs