saying someone is being stupid is not the same thing as saying they are stupid.
saying someone is being stupid is not the same thing as saying they are stupid.
That’s stupid.
He’s such a dumbass.
No. He’s being a dumbass.
No. He’s being a dumbass.
Dude! Why did you call veganerd a dumbass???
Haha you all made me laugh!
Really though…
Yeah, but he’s ALWAYS being a dumbass.
You’re being a dumbass on purpose.
You sure?
Why are donkey’s either Smart or Dumb… yet we never refer to any other animal in that way… Go ahead call someone a Smartelephant or a Dumbcat… it just doesn’t seem to work.
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Maybe they don’t understand it because they are stupid. 
He’s a stupid dumbass.
But acting stupid is also pretty good evidence of being stupid.
saying someone is being stupid is not the same thing as saying they are stupid.
On many occasions, I’ve wanted to tell my girlfriend that she is “being a bitch”, but I haven’t done it because I know she will hear “you’re a bitch”. Not the same thing.
But acting stupid is also pretty good evidence of being stupid.
Everyone acts stupidly sometimes
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How about “When you post here, you sound like a complete asshole. Every time. All the time.”
Am I calling that person an asshole? At what point does their assholish behavior make them an asshole?
Isn’t that the same when saying “don’t act like a bitch?”
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How about “When you post here, you sound like a complete asshole. Every time. All the time.”
Am I calling that person an asshole? At what point does their assholish behavior make them an asshole?
That’s definitely closer to the line. Do you not agree that there is a distinction?
Depends on the percentage of time behaving like an asshole/bitch/whatever.
If a person only occasionally behaves like an asshole/bitch/whatever then the distinction is there.
Eventually, though, if that behavior happens all the time, then that distinction goes away.