When you say “actually explicitly” I take that to mean that it’s “worse” when the claim is explicit, but that ain’t necessarily so. If I call you an idiot, you can defend yourself by pointing out how you’re not an idiot, and everyone around will understand that you’re responding to my criticism. But if I say things that just presume you’re an idiot, you typically can’t do that without coming across as weirdly defensive and/or dickish and/or oversensitive, so I get to sneak in the idea that you’re stupid without giving you a fair chance to respond.
When you say “actually explicitly” I take that to mean that it’s “worse” when the claim is explicit, but that ain’t necessarily so. If I call you an idiot, you can defend yourself by pointing out how you’re not an idiot, and everyone around will understand that you’re responding to my criticism. But if I say things that just presume you’re an idiot, you typically can’t do that without coming across as weirdly defensive and/or dickish and/or oversensitive, so I get to sneak in the idea that you’re stupid without giving you a fair chance to respond.