I believe that deflecting and the white lie go hand in hand. Only because most people would tell a "little white lie" to help deflect away from the real truth. For example, when your friend asks how her hair looks and you tell them it looks fine. But really it doesn't look that good and you are trying to get away from the real truth. I know everyone does it, and I am guilty for it too. Sometimes the truth can be helpful, like saving your friend with the whacked out hair from embarrassment.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
"the ways we lie" dialogue
I agree with Stephanie Ericsson, everyone tells a lie. The white lie is is a common one used amongst all of us. I am pretty sure we've all told one in our life time. No matter how small it is, it's still not the truth. Things could get blown out of proportion. As mentioned in her essay, about a sergeant in Vietnam who knew one of his men was killed in action but listed him as missing. That is one of the worst lies you could tell someone. Imagine how much hope his family would have thinking that one day he will show up.
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Hi Penny,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with the connection of a white lie and deflection. I really believe that people would not use a white lie if people could just not say anything our try and tell something else they would prefer that over lying. But of course even deflecting is still a lie or not stating the truth. I really think that most people really do not really think that they are hurting anyone when saying a little white lie but as the story stated something that seem so innocent did more harm in the end.
Michelle M