Perhaps I should update to interpret it as “I don’t know if you can handle the truth and I can’t take the chance.” I guess that’s easier to swallow, at least for strangers.
More generally, I think that if you focus on a single interpretation of someone’s motives when you don’t have a lot of information, and the interpretation makes you angry, then you’re probably engaging in an emotional habit. I admit I’m mostly generalizing from one example on this.
I agree it’s insulting.
I also believe that when people are rationally frightened of a group, the fear can take generations to fade even when conditions get better.
Perhaps I should update to interpret it as “I don’t know if you can handle the truth and I can’t take the chance.” I guess that’s easier to swallow, at least for strangers.
That sounds like an improvement.
More generally, I think that if you focus on a single interpretation of someone’s motives when you don’t have a lot of information, and the interpretation makes you angry, then you’re probably engaging in an emotional habit. I admit I’m mostly generalizing from one example on this.