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31 People Reveal The “Most Insulting Compliment” They Ever Got

21.

“You’re smarter than I thought” helping my then BEST friend in a math class. —hardycash

22.

“Don’t worry, I think of you as white.” A workmate trying to make me feel better after a racist slur was used against me. He thought it was a compliment…sigh. —MdmMedeux

23.

“You’re still pretty hot for a woman with small tits” bitch what? —BABYPUNK

24.

“It’s good to see your’re still trying.” From a rando on a dating site. —Brother_Boomstick

backhanded compliments

25.

One of my older coworkers says ‘Good girl’ instead of ‘Thank you’ to me. —Bastion34

26.

“You look better without your glasses.” Hmmmmm….that’s funny, you look better without my glasses too —kc-fan

27.

After buying a couple new pairs of shoes at the Vans store: “You’re gonna be the coolest old guy out there.” Kid, I’ve been wearing Vans since long before you were born. —zJohnnyC

28.

I’m not doing what I went to college to do (i’m probably not alone in this 🙂 but I’m gainfully employed and have been at the same company for over 15 years. My sister told me one day “you are smart and someday you’ll be doing something that puts your intelligence to use” (paraphrasing). She has no idea what I do. I haven’t decided yet if that was an unintentional insult or a real one. —tooboredtobebusy

29.

“Your hair looks really good, I like a little grey!”

…I had no idea I had grey hair. —ryanino

30.

When I was 16 I was told by an old lady taking my measurements for my prom dress that I must be German because I had such wide birthing hips. I mean I am German, so… —AggieChristie

31.

I was talking to a woman online years ago, and when we were talking about going on a date, she casually mentioned that “looks don’t matter to me, and you have a good personality”. Ouch, I canceled the date.

I mean, I feel ugly but I couldn’t stand dating someone who agreed. —mkicon

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