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[quote=Anonymous]I had a friend who used to joke about my appearance. It was really hurtful and I told her this, not in a dramatic way but just to say "it makes me feel bad when you talk about me like this, and I don't like feeling bad when I'm with my friends." She dug in really hard, claiming it was just a joke, that I misunderstood, etc. But it wasn't any of that. She was teasing me about my looks, it made me feel bad (I would say I'm an average about of vain, in that I do care about my looks but am not over-sensitive about them), she should have stopped. Her refusal to stop, and her refusal to acknowledge that my past hurt was justified, destroyed our friendship.

I think if you think it is okay under certain circumstances to make fun of someone for their appearance, you need to ask yourself what you would do if this person confronted you and asked you to stop. If you would, then I think probably you have a decent understanding of the limits of something like this. If you're response would be along the lines of "it's just a joke, get a sense of humor" I hate to be the one to break this to you, but you're a bully and you have some work to do on yourself.[/quote]

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