I see your point. I tend to analyze based on action; to me, malice and hatred are descriptive of actions and motives, not perceived feelings. People are not always aware of their own motives or feelings, my theory being that we are in some ways blinkered from seeing our own participation in patterns of hate.
IMO telling someone that they "just can't take a joke" is evidence of malice; it is very belittling and means that the target's sensibilities are not worthy of consideration.
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Date: 2006-04-11 06:04 pm (UTC)IMO telling someone that they "just can't take a joke" is evidence of malice; it is very belittling and means that the target's sensibilities are not worthy of consideration.