Two Clarifications
1) A few days ago, a Strongly Worded reader asked whether there was a middle ground between Radical Honesty and Radical Dishonesty, particularly in reference to some of the examples I gave. This is an excellent opportunity to clarify that Radical Honesty does not have to be expressed in terms even remotely as harsh as the ones I used. I am not recommending saying "I hate that move, are we done yet?" I meant that if someone were experiencing this line of thought, (s)he should express it in a kind and clear (not harsh and mean) manner.
2) I've gotten several responses to my somewhat cavalier reference to the social lives of "medical people" in my last post. In fact, many medical professionals prefer not to talk about death, dying, and chem panels all the time, and in fact find it refreshing to talk about other topics that include, but are not limited to, ice dancing and V.C. Andrews.
Posted by Dori at 7:53 AM
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It seemed to me that "radical honesty" would really only be a recommended or necessary behavior for someone who was totally dominated or intimidated such that they would not ever be able to speak their mind, and would never get their own desires expressed. The radical honesty would be perhaps necessary, as thinking about how to put something tactfully might be too difficult (as a first step) and they would be able to express themselves in a radical, blunt manner or else not at all.
I don't believe you, on the other hand, have any sort of problem expressing yourself (as the title of this blog might indicate). It seems that just regular honesty would be more than sufficient.
Also, how would radical honesty work in the stereotypical "Do these pants make me look fat?" situation? (Probably not so well.)
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