http://ilovegravy.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] ilovegravy.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] aggienaut 2012-09-08 02:01 pm (UTC)

I have thought about this very topic before!

It's always fun to see what other people think about subjective stuff like this. For myself, even though I can understand "jerk" being the least offensive/harsh, I kind of use it for those who I feel are inconsiderate/mean on a regular basis and are just like that always--that's a poor explanation, but basically, I feel like "once a jerk, always a jerk", while I feel someone can be an asshole or dick SOMETIMES but not be branded that for the rest of/in all aspects of their life. To me, a "dick" is someone who is doing something selfishly that hurts/inconveniences someone else; sometimes they can be unaware of their actions, but often they are aware that it affects others negatively, but still do it anyway. An "asshole" is someone who is rude/mean for reasons unknown, but their behavior comes off as entirely unnecessary (while a "dick" I can understand their reasoning, albeit still dick-ish).

These are just definitions I came up with off the top of my head, so I can't be sure if this is how I apply these terms always, haha but it was interesting to try and flesh them out!!

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