Is name-calling ever OK?
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Yes:
6%
Yes, in some circumstances:
32%
Yes, as long as the subject never hears them:
9%
No:
52%
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Which is generally the more hurtful weapon?
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Sticks and stones:
28%
Words:
72%
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When is the most recent time you called someone a derogatory name out loud, whether they could hear it or not?
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In the past hour:
5%
Today:
15%
This week:
33%
This month:
16%
This year:
16%
Years ago:
15%
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When is the most recent time you called someone a derogatory name in your head?
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In the past hour:
18%
Today:
31%
This week:
31%
This month:
10%
This year:
6%
Years ago:
4%
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In which of the following circumstances are you most likely to call someone an unflattering name?
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In the car while driving:
65%
In an email:
1%
With spray paint, on their house or car:
1%
On a blog or message board, anonymously:
1%
Behind her back:
12%
To his face:
5%
I am not a name-caller:
15%
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In general, which sorts of insults to yourself do you find more offensive?
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Insults about my race, gender, religion, stature, citizenship:
29%
Insults about my personality, character:
71%
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In which of the following circumstances is name-calling most understandable?
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In political campaigns:
4%
In traffic:
35%
At sporting events:
7%
In domestic disputes:
5%
In lawsuits:
2%
In middle school:
6%
Name calling is never ok:
41%
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During this past election campaign, did you ever question the intelligence, character, or patriotism of another candidate or his partisans?
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Yes:
64%
Yes, sheepishly:
12%
No:
25%
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Do you approve of negative campaigning?
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Despite what you personally think of it, is negative campaigning effective in general?
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Yes, always or almost always:
12%
Yes, sometimes:
64%
No:
25%
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Did negative TV ads run by the campaign of the candidate you supported for president make you consider not voting for your own candidate?
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Yes:
10%
No, because all campaigns ran such ads:
29%
No:
60%
I am probably the only person reading this poll who didn't vote:
1%
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Which of the following was the most effective epithet thrown in the most recent presidential campaign?
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Erratic in a crisis:
22%
Redistributionist in chief:
13%
Palling around with terrorists:
14%
Monster:
0%
Hussein:
6%
McSame:
20%
Something else:
24%
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Are insults delivered by people of the same gender, religion, ethnicity, race, socio-economic status, or hair color to each other less offensive?
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Do you think that telling an unpleasant truth about someone is an insult?
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Yes:
30%
Not if its true:
70%
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Is calling someone a "hoosier" an insult?
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Yes, always:
16%
Yes, unless they are from Indiana:
70%
No:
14%
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