Ignorant, inconsiderate and arrogant!

artbaron

Portly_Pig wrote: »

If I'm a troll for disagreeing with your cowardly actions then so be it.

You seem like the type of character who would stand by and let an elderly woman be abused by some low-life chav. Who's the coward again, remind me?

alastairq

what is a 'coward?'


A realist, perhaps?

Someone who is perhaps aware of their own limitations?

artbaron

alastairq wrote: »

what is a 'coward?'


A realist, perhaps?

Someone who is perhaps aware of their own limitations?

Coward - a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person.

alastairq

Definition of coward
noun
a person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things:

from the Oxford dictionary.

I think the principle part of that definition is the word 'contemptibly?'


Timidity, or susceptible to intimidation is hardly a contemptible trait, in any body's book, let alone mine!

Neither is anybody who lacks 'courage'..whatever that may be.....in the face of danger, pain, difficulty or mere opposition, a coward..or displaying cowardly traits.

In all the above, to overcome the fear that they all engender must be a sign of the highest courage?

But, if that fear is not overcome, why should someone be branded a 'coward?'

When failing to overcome that fear can hardly be described as 'contemptible?'

The difference between being brave, and being foolish, can be a very fine line.

artbaron

alastairq wrote: »

from the Oxford dictionary.

I think the principle part of that definition is the word 'contemptibly?'


Timidity, or susceptible to intimidation is hardly a contemptible trait, in any body's book, let alone mine!

Neither is anybody who lacks 'courage'..whatever that may be.....in the face of danger, pain, difficulty or mere opposition, a coward..or displaying cowardly traits.

In all the above, to overcome the fear that they all engender must be a sign of the highest courage?

But, if that fear is not overcome, why should someone be branded a 'coward?'

When failing to overcome that fear can hardly be described as 'contemptible?'

The difference between being brave, and being foolish, can be a very fine line.

I agree, a person who does not step up may not be a coward. But a person who hides behind a username on a forum and criticises others for stepping up could well be a coward. The insinuation is that they would have handled the situation more efficiently and morally yet when it comes down to it they'd just stand there and pretend to be really interested in a 3-for-2 Twix offer beside the checkout. Far better to do something, even if it's not brilliantly thought-out, than to cower in the corner then criticise others when they step up.

Portly_Pig

artbaron wrote: »

You seem like the type of character who would stand by and let an elderly woman be abused by some low-life chav. Who's the coward again, remind me?

Your decision is based on what?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

it easily taken in perception and interpretation to one reading a forum thread to base an opinion, i for one have drawn to wrong perceptions of a post and easily offend of become offended.

it is easy to throw a bunch of words around and draw conclusions about a persons personality aswell and all that does is make the offended become the offender.

TBH, this was a situation that i myself may have acted upon.

if someone is so selfish enough to completely block an exit and entrance to a supermarket, and be asked politely by a senior citizen to move the vehicle, only to be bombarded by expletives, i myself would have told the "lady" who does she think she is, and i myself would have told what i thought of her.

Rottensocks

if someone is so selfish enough to completely block an exit and entrance to a supermarket, and be asked politely by a senior citizen to move the vehicle, only to be bombarded by expletives, i myself would have told the "lady" who does she think she is, and i myself would have told what i thought of her.

I like to think I would have as well, but these days, people seem to become menacing/threatening at the least thing, which makes it pretty intimidating for those of us who don't want facial rearrangement.

I've been threatened in a car park before for saying "Opps, mind my car!" in a cheery tone to a 5 year old who swung Mummy's 4x4 door straight into the side of mine.....I thought I was actually being remarkably calm given the ringing THUNK noise from the impact.

But no, Mummy decided that child had NOT touched my car at all, despite me watching and hearing it happen from 2 m away, there being an observable dink in the door, and a small child standing with an open car door next to my car. I got all sorts of crap about picking on someone my own size etc etc etc.

To be fair, I wasn't threatening to sue or owt: in fact I wasn't going to make any issue at all (old car etc etc), except to point out to the kid that clunking other peoples cars isn't great. But people just go on the wild, crazy defensive so easily these days

atrixblue.-MFR-.

A couple of months ago a lady walked into my local shop dressed in only PJ's the store staffed asked her to leave because the clothes she was wearing was innapropriate, she started mouthing off at the staff, and the pivital line for me was when she said what is wrong with my clothing i quickly jumped in and said well for a start i can see your leapard print thongs through youre ultra thin jammy bottoms, and i can see your T"Ts through your thin white baby bear top and i can tell your cold, now if you dont want to come accross as a tart i suggest you go home and get dressed into normal clothes and stop giving the staff a hard time their trying to stop you being embarressed.

im not one to put up with unwarrented carp towards others and will hold my ground.