From the exquisite to the absurd, #InsultSomeonePolitely is the new trending hashtag on Twitter. Started yesterday morning by @WildTaggers, working with the @HashtagGame, makers of a Twitter app of the same name designed to help people lock on early to trending tags, it’s full of inspiration for those times you desperately need to be rude to someone but maintain plausible deniability.
It’s time for our game! Let’s play, #InsultSomeonePolitely
— WildTaggers (@WildTaggers) July 28, 2019
Hosted by @bunnyhugger75 part of the @HashtagRoundup community and powered by @TheHashtagGame pic.twitter.com/HiFnJp8gLy
User @WildTaggers got it started and included this adorable picture to take the sting out of it a little bit.
#InsultSomeonePolitely
— WildTaggers (@WildTaggers) July 28, 2019
Your dog has a nice smile! Even better than yours. pic.twitter.com/Xi9fvX3gC7
There were some old classics.
https://twitter.com/PolarBearNCC/status/1155565070614704133
I’m sure your mother loves you very much. #InsultSomeonePolitely
— John Lane (@JohnFPLane) July 28, 2019
You’re a lot smarter than you look
— Dreamweasel (@Dreamweasel) July 28, 2019
#InsultSomeonePolitely
Ignorance is bliss. So nice to see you so happy! #InsultSomeonePolitely
— Diabolical (@Diabolical13) July 28, 2019
And some that are definitely going to become classics in the future.
https://twitter.com/FreezinTaunTaun/status/1155478207254192128
https://twitter.com/EvolvedGuppy/status/1155479757754003456
Ignorance is bliss. So nice to see you so happy! #InsultSomeonePolitely
— Diabolical (@Diabolical13) July 28, 2019
Some were truly harsh.
Just be grateful your personality precludes the need for birth control.#InsultSomeonePolitely
— La Gitana Gringa Esq (@WeeNyaffffs) July 28, 2019
Your personal hygiene always takes my breath away. #InsultSomeonePolitely
— Dont Think So (@DontThinkso555) July 28, 2019
I’m sure your mother loves you very much. #InsultSomeonePolitely
— John Lane (@JohnFPLane) July 28, 2019
There was some disagreement over what makes an insult polite. Quite a few felt that all it took was the insertion of some polite or formal language next to the swear words.
Please fuck off #InsultSomeonePolitely
— Mister Race Bannon (@MrRaceBannon) July 28, 2019
https://twitter.com/AndrewsSide/status/1155478303366623242
https://twitter.com/UnitedFan1977/status/1155478405401497606
People brought in real-life examples.
I had really short hair. A lady in an elevator said she liked it and maybe one day she’d “give up” and cut hers off too. #InsultSomeonePolitely
— sandra (@iamspivey) July 29, 2019
https://twitter.com/RaulersonDavid/status/1155651910063595525
Insulting someone politely is claimed as the regional specialty by several different places and they all came out to stake that claim. We had the Brits.
https://twitter.com/edw_perry/status/1155519078838263812
https://twitter.com/joedrawing3/status/1155669579689054208
The Canadians.
#InsultSomeonePolitely is trending in Canada…
— San Man (@ExtreemeShade) July 28, 2019
So proud of my country sticking to the politeness that we know and love
If I understand correctly, it's as simple as clenching your jaw and calling someone "Buddy" while in Canada. #InsultSomeonePolitely
— Jen Bailey Bergen (she/her) (@tryjen) July 29, 2019
And of course, the American South, wheeling out that old classic “Bless your heart”.
https://twitter.com/BoeSue/status/1155482767888703488
#InsultSomeonePolitely
— Amy (@bunnyhugger75) July 28, 2019
Bless your heart. pic.twitter.com/E5muxvAVQU
Honestly, some of them aren’t necessarily insulting, even if the speaker meant them to be. The insult is all in the eye of the receiver.
It’s so great you don’t care what people say about you #InsultSomeonePolitely
— Elli Lewis (@ElliLewisTweets) July 28, 2019
If you’ve got some great polite insults up your sleeve, it’s not too late to join in. The hashtag is still going strong on Twitter.
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