{"id":668,"date":"2010-01-17T23:30:08","date_gmt":"2010-01-18T04:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arielservadio.com\/blog\/?p=668"},"modified":"2010-01-17T23:53:19","modified_gmt":"2010-01-18T04:53:19","slug":"six-things-you-should-never-say-to-a-human-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arielservadio.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/six-things-you-should-never-say-to-a-human-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Things You Should Never Say to a HUMAN BEING"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo Courtesy of SingleEdition.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, Single Edition<\/a> (tagline: “Where I Am One”) is this cute site that offers articles, advice, product suggestions, shopping tips and more for those who are romantically unattached. They “recognize that\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0life presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities for singles<\/a>,” and they “offer a fresh perspective, some genuine advice and even some hands-on assistance that can help make the difference in your life.”\u00c2\u00a0I discovered them back in 2007 when I was interning for my heros, Em & Lo<\/a>, at the Daily Bedpost as a senior in college, and signed up for their newsletter.<\/p>\n

The articles in their newsletter are generally fluffy and meaningless, and rarely offer any truly helpful advice, however they are entertaining and quick reads, so I usually open up at least one or two of them when I get it in my inbox. This past week I was unpleasantly surprised to find the gem, “6 Things You Should Never Say to a Woman<\/a>“, with the description:<\/p>\n

“Women, they are everywhere. From our Mother’s [sic], and sisters and daughters to gal pals and love interests, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no escaping them. You may love them, can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t live without them, but ever feel like you are walking on eggshells around the leading ladies in your life?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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First, please note the high level of particular editing on Single Edition’s pieces. In fact, in writing this post, I happened to notice that their article about six<\/em> things you should never say to a woman actually only includes <\/a>five<\/a><\/em>. High quality stuff, huh?<\/p>\n

And then – okay, seriously? Are we really playing the card that men and woman are so different that you can’t speak to them in the same way? You can’t say the same things to them? Why not say they don’t deserve to be paid the same amount of money, while you’re at it?<\/p>\n

Yikes.<\/p>\n

I mean, to be honest, I don’t put a lot of stock in most of Single Edition’s articles – they once put out a piece about how to handle the “Thanksgiving Third Degree<\/a>” and their suggested response to the potential question of, “Is there a special someone we should know about that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re hiding back at home?” was, “Sorry, I am not gay.”<\/p>\n

However, I just couldn’t resist commenting on how loaded this piece really was. First, only one of the “six things you shouldn’t say<\/a>” is biologically specific to women (“You must be getting your period”). The rest, with the exception of one (“You look fine” – ???), are things that I think you shouldn’t say to anyone<\/em> if you’re truly worried about offending them. From the mouth of a man or a woman, I don’t think any PERSON would appreciate the following things being said to them:<\/p>\n