tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post7742308393338176544..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: On being less meanKelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-64443028641367883032013-04-02T09:04:05.517-04:002013-04-02T09:04:05.517-04:00I agree with the "look at the behavior, not t...I agree with the "look at the behavior, not the person" argument. Behavior can be changed; something like body weight or the shape of one's nose is much more difficult to change. Also, how I behave toward someone affects them directly; the size of my waist does not.<br /><br />I also grow tired of the mocking on the basis of matters of what might be termed "taste" - flipping around this weekend, one of the channels (VH1, maybe?) was showing a clip from a breakdancing tournament, and interspersing it with comments from comedians, mostly centering on how breakdancing was now "stupid" because it was "outmoded."<br /><br />And it just wasn't funny; it was petty. Breakdancing takes a crazy amount of skill and strength (I think it does; I've never tried it). It just seems shabby to run down something you personally don't like just because you, personally, don't like it.fillyjonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016436113169230368noreply@blogger.com