when someone expresses their potentially offensive/negative opinion to an already very biased audience, does that make him/her a douchebag?

i think it depends on how it's expressed.

the two that piss me off most is when --
1) -- s/he talk like their opinion is law /standoff-ish /the best thing that ever happened since the discovery of bread.
2) -- s/he thoughtlessly and inconsiderately speaks out without being sensitive to the other party's opinion, POV and/or feelings toward the matter.

thus testing my ability to let go of inner bitterness (which may or may not be a fleeting thing) and to pardon/forgive. since when did i form the habit of holding negativity in?

i think it's worse when s/he's a friend and is just plain rude when s/he's a stranger or even a distant acquaintant [although easier to brush off]. but perhaps i do get too emotionally frustrated when i don't know how to express my displeasure in such situations. because i never know if they are indeed being a jerk or if i'm just taking it too personal. i mean, some people are just highly opinionated in general, you know? but i do have my sensitive areas.

I dunno. What do you think ?



*cottonball