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How to not "walk on eggshells"? (lemmy.eco.br)

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Some time ago, I was seeing a post online about "walking on eggshells" and how people were annoyed at this, and it made me think a little. I always try my best to be a respectful and decent person, but when the matter is trans people I do get a bit nervous (I'm an introvert, by the way. I'm already a bit nervous by default). How can I be sure that I'm not offending someone while also not looking so worried about it?

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[–] mrcleanup 3 points 5 days ago

Instead of being sure you don't offend someone, just make sure you didn't mean to offend someone. If someone does get offended and can't gracefully accept an apology, they weren't going to make a good friend anyway.