Are YOU weird? Is "weird" an effective insult? Or are some people just "weird", period?

 FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Weird. It’s a descriptor Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz famously used against Republicans even before becoming Vice President Harris’ running mate.

And in Minnesota, the term can be … loaded.

(Well, Minnesotans are weird after all, producing weird people like Snowflake)

Walz’s supporters say the “weird” label caught on because it carries more weight in the Midwest.

“It's very layered language,” says Black, a middle school geography teacher from Minneapolis. “I took it as like, this is his polite, Midwestern way of saying, like, ‘This is bonkers,’ right? Like, this is crazy, without coming right out and saying that.”

“I guess the Minnesota Nice in me doesn't want anyone to feel terrible inside,” but, it’s important to ask yourself, “‘is my behavior conforming to the standards of respect and dignity toward others?’”

Megan Yoshida says the weird label stuck because it simplified what many people feel about former president Trump.

At a booth not far away, visitors spin a wheel with Walz’s face on it. Jesse Smith is with Action 4 Liberty, a conservative group in Minnesota. The group is hosting a “Never Walz” themed display.

Smith says his goal is to point out to people here that Walz — not Trump or Vance — is the weird one.


https://www.npr.org/2024/08/28/nx-s1-5090823/weird-harris-walz-minnesota-trump-vance

Now for my take on being called weird:

Trump is weird. But in a negative way. Walz is weird, but in a fun way. I am weird, definitely weird..............


Half the human race thinks it's an insult to be called weird, the other half a compliment. It can mean you are strangely unique or just eerily strange. Take your pick. 

I just think that it is weird to be triggered by being called weird. 

1. Have you been called weird? How did you take it? With a grain of salt or otherwise?

2. Did you ever call someone weird to their face? In what context? How did they take it?

3. Do you think calling an opponent weird is an effective campaign strategy. Seems to be working since Trumpers are acting weird about him being called weird. Otherwise, the question remains - is it an effective strategy?

4. Who on here in our friendly little atmosphere do you consider to be a little weird. Oh, go ahead, say who, we all have big shoulders on here and can take it. Just don't get weird because one of us thinks you are weird. 





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