What does brutally honest mean?
"Brutally honest" means being totally honest and telling the truth without diluting it in any manner even though the truth is hurtful/ painful to the person who is being told the truth or with whom you are being honest.
How can someone be brutally honest?
The brutality of honesty depends on the perception of the receiver of an honest action or statement. You can be, as a giver, honest or dishonest. You tell a lie or you tell the truth. It doesn't matter how much you embellish an honest statement, it's always up to the recipient to perceive it as brutal or not. If you tell a sumo wrestler you are fat, chances are that he will not find your honesty brutal. If you tell him have you ever considered to do some sports to let him understand that you find him overweight, chances are that he will answer you: what the heck are you saying? I am a sumo wrestler and that he will find your statement as brutally dishonest. If you want to be brutally honest, all you have to do is to tell the truth: for some people it will look like a brutal truth, for some others just what it is: the truth.
Why would you be brutally honest? Does being brutally honest make you feel some kind of pride?
Brutal honesty is honesty without the mitigating factor of tact.It can be presented from an attitude of 'brutality', intending to deliberately hurt another, or as a result of someone's inability or unwillingness to offer honesty with a 'velvet glove'.But let us not confuse honesty with opinion.'Does this dress make me look fat?'Opinion + tact: 'I think it does, but what do I know about fashion?'.Honesty + tact: 'You have a blue one which I like a lot better on you.'Brutal honesty + opinion: 'You look like a cow in that thing!' (She obviously doesn't look like a cow. That was uncalled for.)Brutal honesty can, if we accept it as unemotionally as possible, actually tell us some things we want to know.Such as:This person is either tactless or heartless.This is not a person I care to seek the opinion of in the future.This person has offered opinion rather than fact. Some people seem to be of the opinion that brutal honesty is the only way to go, but I don't believe it brings about a positive or optimal result.
What does the term "brutal honesty" mean to you?
The first thing that comes to mind is the whole, "Does my butt look fat in these jeans" scenario with the man basically answering, "Yes, you asked and I answer. Your butt does look fat." Brutal honesty is directly answering the question, or directly putting the situtation as it is, no pretty sounding useless or comforting words. As simple as possible. "No, you aren't attractive." "I'm having an affair with your husband." The difference between brutal honesty and being plain mean and nasty is the "honesty word" - you aren't lying but you aren't being pleasant either. Contrast this to being nasty: "You'll never amount to anything!" "You're so stupid!"
What do you think of brutally honest people?
You mean those who validate the saying: “the road to hell is paved with good intention (or not)? Well, I do know a few of them that used honesty as a shield to blow other people off point blank with their unsolicited snide remarks.Some of these people are narcissistic with an ego the size of Texas, most of them are not very popular and usually hurt people by being blunt. I think honesty is good when people are asking for an honest opinion but unsolicited insults most of the time are not needed and we all know how truth hurts.I can still recall in the movie “A Few Good Men” when Tom Cruise asked for the truth and Jack Nicohlson answered.A must see for the great performance of two great actors of brutal honesty. Well, what do you think? How often you see that being honest is not good for both who delivered and those on the receiving ends.Ever since I was a kid, I learned to bite my tongue and trying to be more diplomatic so my words won’t hurt people while telling the truth; a thing called tact. For a long time in the 80s and 90s, businesses and politics in the US were all about being PC-Political Correctness that had tipped the scale of being cordial. I think the over correctness in social dialogues is the cause of “white speak” or tolerance toward Donald Trump’s outburst of racial slurs. So many supposedly suppressed feelings were being released in public by idiot Trump that are echo with resonances of the white supremacists or people who think that white people are being edged out of their high horses.I think the best policy to adopt about being honest is “keep your mouth shut unless you have something nice to say”. Always remember that while you are judging others, you are also being judged simultaneously. It doesn’t hurt to stop and mumble first what you about to say before blurting out. You don’t have to lie, meanwhile, you don’t always have to let truth hurt those you love.
What is the difference between being brutally honest and being an asshole?
Instrumentality.It's pretty simple, actually.Words contain no value on their own. When you speak, you're using words as tools in order to act on something or someone. You're trying to have an effect on something. Speech is useless otherwise.Brutal honesty is a form of speech that can be used as a powerful tool. Brutal honesty requires that user not fear the negative short-term consequences of what they say. Disregarding others' opinions about what you "should" say gives you a certain amount of power to cause greater change, and as such, you can inspire people to change, draw attention to problems, or other powerful acts. For example, I can tell a friend frankly that his actions are inconsiderate and that he needs to treat people with more respect. Or I can tell an ex-girlfriend the real reason I broke up with her.Assholes, however, are different.People we perceive as assholes use words as tools with no distinction, usually as a means to gratify their egos. They say insulting or harmful things (that they perceive as true, probably) even when doing so will result in no positive consequence. They use "honesty" as a means to internally justify their actions. But they have no intention of doing good through what they say.
What 's the consequence of being brutally honest?
Brutal Honesty leads to Alienation and therefore Loneliness. There could be just one or two people who may understand and appreciate your honesty. This means enormous stress and eventual loss of confidence.
What does the expression "Brutal honesty" mean?
Adding the word “brutal” simply means that one is not withholding the truth or being sensitive or cautious when making a statement. One is telling the complete truth to someone else, even at the risk of upsetting that person.Here is an example:Someone asks me what I think of her management skills at work.My sensitive answer might be: “You are pretty good. You have a lot of knowledge and are very capable.”My brutally honesty answer might be: “Well, you have the knowledge but you need to work on your interpersonal skills. You are rude and dismissive of your employee’s concerns and feelings. You have no idea how to treat people.”Hope that helps.