"He said WHAT about my butt?"

Nick

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    You overheard someone saying something bad about you.

    How do you respond?
     
    I usually will go up to them and say something sarcastic or something to that effect to let them know I heard them. It doesn't usually bother me all that much though.
     
    I would most of the time ignore it. I'm not the kind of person to turn around and confront someone about that, but I'll definitely remember it in the future if I ever have to interact with that person again.
     
    Well, it all depends really on how bad it is. If it's something completely stupid/outrageous I'm just going to shrug it off and commence a 'Haters gonna hate' walk. Although if it involves me being something extreme like being homophobic, racist, etc. I'm going to confront him/her and tell the person to cut it! Plain and simple.
     
    To be totally honest, I'd ignore it for the time being, and then I'd probably throw out a smart remark when the opportunity is at its ripest. I had a friend like that once, and she thought I never knew what she said about me behind my back; I used the info to my advantage, so whenever she'd portray herself as all nice, or say something that indrectly denies she would say such a thing or act a certain way, I'd take my chance. (:
     
    I usually ignore it at first and keep on tab for later to do something ****** to them when the opportunity opens. Or sometimes I like to just use their comment in conversation with them at some later point. Like, "Oh, but I thought I was a _____?"
     
    I'll usually ignore it albeit my mind will come up with several responses. Sometimes it won't, though. If a friend is with me and we both hear it, I'll tell her the reply that I would have given, and then she'll say something in agreement or we'll both just shrug it off.
     
    Depends on what was said, really. If it's nothing major, I'll ignore it. But if it's something that really ticks me off, or if the person who said it is a real *******, I'll confront them. What happens then depends on how the person reacts. More often, they'll chicken out and shut up.
     
    It depends on my current mood. I sometimes just glance at this/these people and then ignore the person(s), since I consider that a lot of people that criticize the others "just for fun" aren't worthwhile and are often pathetic and actually insecure (and when they're in group they love to annoy people), or, if that really anger me, I'll stand up for myself. A ready reply is needed, and, even if I can look timid and else, I'm another person when angry x)
     
    I usually think about a scenario in which I could jump in, make a witty comment, and leave. Then, of course, I walk off without doing anything of the sort and promptly forget about it (unless what the person said is just that bad).
     
    "Don't argue with idiots because they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."

    I think for the most part the above quote is true. If it's simple things like "My god, her pimple is huge" then I wouldn't even bother with letting them know I heard them. However if it's something massively insulting then I would step in and say something, because if they're brave enough to put something like that out there then they won't stop on their own.
     
    I go: "M8 WAT DID U SAY BOWT ME? U STARTIN M8? IL SMAK UR FKIN FACE IN."

    Nah, I'd just shrug it off and ignore it providing it isn't offensive or OTT. But if someone says it to my face I'll either retaliate with a reasoned argument against what they said or just plain ask them why they feel the way they do, whilst still keeping my cool.

    TBH I can't remember a time when anything like that has happened though.
     
    I'd think/say "They're probably right." Because really, no one is perfect, and sometimes I've got low self-esteem. If it's a lie, then lol, I guess.

    And then I'd freak out on the inside. Maybe vent to someone in private afterwards. Never confront the person saying it though...
     
    If it happens to me I do nothing. I'm not a straight-up confrontational person, I like to bide my time. So I leave it, but I never forget. Then I tell myself I'll use it against them later... but then I either forget or too much time has passed and by the time I would get around to getting them back they'd have no freaking clue what they'd done anymore lol.

    It's never anything major anyway, certainly nothing I don't already know about myself. I just wish they'd say it to me instead of about me.
     
    From a random person I've never seen or spoken to before? I'd just ignore it and move away quickly because they're clearly deranged or drunk XD

    From someone I know, care about, or am friends with... my reaction or response would be dependent on the person and the situation.

    I don't have a problem with yelling someone's head off or cutting them out of my life altogether.
     
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