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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, just smile and say nothing. Don’t say a word. The silence will make the person realize it was a rude comment. Likely a true comment, but still inappropriate. Sort of like commenting on weight loss or weight gain. True, but inappropriate. [/quote]

People who get called out on the truth like to fall back on vague claims that something is "rude" or "inappropriate." It's not. It's just the truth. [/quote]
The truth is they worked really hard in a number of areas and also had the benefit of legacy. Identifying legacy singularly comes off as sour grapes and should be treated as such. People aren’t robots, and having privilege doesn’t mean people have to deal with comments designed to hurt. In your internet world it might be “truth” but in the real world, it’s just being a dick. It’s an important lesson to learn that people can and will be offended by these comments so don’t be surprised.[/quote]

This, thank you - again, these are just kids. Are they supposed to choose the non-legacy school over the legacy school to get rejected and prove a point to the jerks in their "community"? No thanks.[/quote]

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