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Re: Re[2] Monkey Business


On Wed, 12 Oct 1994 ceda-l@cornell.edu wrote:

> 
> Your point is well taken Mark, however you assume that peoples'
> natural reaction to verbally aggressive behavior is to confront
> it.  In actuality, the natural response to verbal aggression is
> defensiveness because the verbally aggressive message envokes
> a sense of belittlement.  Aaron's reaction to the monkey buisiness
> was entirely natural in my mind.
> 
> While I can empathize with your reaction to the dialogue, you should
> not be so quick to label Aaron's reaction as "pre-pubescant" when in
> actuality he was responding in the same way that most would.  Remember
> that the recipient of verbal aggression would likely avoid further
> interaction (taking the "verbal ball home) because their perception
> is that further interaction will elicit further verbal abuse.
> 
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> Scott Titsworth
> Instructor of Communication
> Northeast Missouri State University
> (H)(816)665-1218  (O)(816)785-7231
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I agree, I mistyped my thought.
I was merely trying to say that I doubt if Trice & Lemoine's intentions 
were to offend Klemz. I think the threat of "taking the verbal ball and 
going home" before alerting Trice & Lemoine that their tone was offensive 
unecessarily escalated the situation. Had Klemz said he was offended, 
while still carrying on the thread and the next posting from Trice & 
Lemoine continued in the same tone, sure, grab up the ball, bat, bases, 
and any other equipment you can get your hands on, head for home, and 
hope for restitution from the community.
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