Diplomacy
di‧plo‧ma‧cy /dɪˈploʊ
–noun
Tact and skill in dealing with people. See Synonyms at tact.
tact /tækt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[takt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation,
–noun
1. | a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations. |
2. | a keen sense of what is appropriate, tasteful, or aesthetically pleasing; taste; discrimination. |
3. | touch or the sense of touch. |
[Origin: 1150–1200; < L tāctus sense of touch, equiv. to tag-, var. s. of tangere to touch + -tus suffix of v. action]
—Synonyms 1. perception, sensitivity; diplomacy, poise.
I was raised on diplomacy! Growing up, I was taught to be tactful and diplomatic at all times. I’m still tactful and diplomatic. A friend once told me that I could insult someone right to their face and they wouldn’t even realize I was insulting them. She called me nice-ty.
Why am I blogging about diplomacy and tact? Well, I am damn tired of being diplomatic and tactful. It’s time for me to grow up and be rude for a change. I don’t sugarcoat things, but I do tend to have a special way of saying some things. I once dated a guy who told me that I had a way of saying, “No” without actually using the word NO. He was right. I would say, “next week, tomorrow, when such & such, or how about this instead?”
This is why I am now declaring this blog tactless, rude, inconsiderate, thoughtless, brash, and boorish. Not really.
Point I'm Making: For me, life is better when I am honest and speak my mind.
Blogs of note(brutal honesty note that is):
2 comments:
ohhh i hear you sister about honesty and saying it as it is... sometimes that is the only way to be.
Kwame Kilpatrick is hip hop.
check out my post at http://reallyrealtalk.blogspot.com/2008/03/dont-worry-if-he-writes-rhymes-he.html
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