EminemBase wrote:SliK wrote:No, a level headed response would be a retort void of judgement. You made the judgement that they don't think for themselves which in itself is offensive. By definition arrogance is making undue claims in an overbearing manner which is exactly what you just did.
nobody on this site is gonna say you're not arrogant.
No. If somebody posts criticial reviews as proof of something's worth, therefore not making statements themselves to back-up the claim (which is what I thought happened) - that's not thinking for yourself, so to say 'think for yourself' in response to that, is a totally normal response.
Definition of arrogant is:
"Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities"
Saying 'think for yourself' in response to somebody posting somebody else's thoughts as evidence of something has nothing to do with what I think of myself, it's a response to something very basic.
If you see someone punch a stranger for what you believe is no reason, do you think it's arrogant to say "wow man, chill out"... ? which is similar to my response. It's a "lol... why do that" kind of response, if you think that's arrogance, you have a very strange definition of it that's not in accordance to how the word is typically defined in language, which means you choose to define words how you see fit. Now that actually is arrogance. So once again, no.
And actually I'm sure quite a few would, those that actually know me here. Abram may for example; you won't because you don't actually know me... you've just taken a very normal response and the fact I 'write a lot' (yeah because... writing a lot is so arrogant...) and judged (the very thing you're apparently criticizing me for). Fool.
I'm not getting into this with you because it really doesn't matter but the fact is I know you as well as Abram does, provided you don't PM each other etc. You post on a forum, I know your forum persona.I know you about as well as a forum member could know another forum member. I have also seen your youtube channel and read your website where you posted reviews on Eminem's albums.
The "Lol" (which you omitted) in your original retord "Lol, think for yourself" is derogatory, it passed judgement, you thought their view and their method of reasoning (critics) was LAUGHABLE because it differed from your opinion (and ultimately, [maybe even ironically?] you were in the wrong). That is in line with the definition of arrogance, which I provided for you in my post you quoted. You got your definition from thefreedictionary.com and I got mine from wiktionary - the point is your post was very arrogant as you didn't even read the fucking conversation you were commenting on lmao, you just jumped straight in "revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance" (hey look, I can use that definition to support my argument too!).
