DID SOMEONE JUST SAY SOMETHING OFFENSIVE, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THEM? (July 2020)

DID SOMEONE JUST SAY SOMETHING OFFENSIVE, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THEM? (July 2020)

Language
Interpersonal communication

English

Basic responses to correcting offensive behavior and and responses to having behavior corrected.

domrobxrts

2020-07-09

Matthew Salzano

1. DID SOMEONE JUST SAY SOMETHING OFFENSIVE, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THEM?
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2. HOW TO CORRECT SOMEONE:
1. "HEY! THAT'S OFFENSIVE BECAUSE ___. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU DIDN'T SAY THINGS LIKE THAT."
2. "WHEN YOU SAID "___" IT MADE ME UNCOMFORTABLE. SO COULD YOU STAY AWAY FROM SAYING THAT?
3. "I'M SURE YOU WEREN'T TRYING TO COME ACROSS THIS WAY, BUT WHEN YOU SAID "___" IT WAS OFFENSIVE.

3. DID YOU JUST SAY SOMETHING OFFENSIVE AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESPOND?
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4. HOW TO RESPOND WHEN SOMEONE CORRECTS YOU:
1. THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME! I WILL MAKE SURE TO THINK BEFORE I SPEAK.
2. I TOTALLY DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT THAT WAY. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME.
3. YOU'RE SO RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR TELLING ME. I'M SORRY.

5. WE ARE HUMANS. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES.

6. BE COMFORTABLE WITH BEING CORRECTED.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE WHEN WE'RE WRONG. DON'T BE DEFENSIVE. ACCEPTING YOUR MISTAKES HELPS YOU GROW.

i was having a conversation with someone yesterday and i was in the wrong. my first initial reaction was to play it down and defend why i did what i did, but instead i just said “you’re right i’m sorry.” no one is perfect and no one is above growing ❤️

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