I don't mind it sometimes when a person makes a statement, another either misunderstands or rebuts said statement, so the initial speaker says, "Well, I'm just saying that..." and then he or she goes on to elaborate on what they had said to hopefully garner a better understanding.
However, it seems as if this "'just sayin'" trend is getting out of control, where a person may be met with a rebuttal of some kind and then he or she will then state, "I'm just sayin'." This can also be the case when they're responding to another's comment and finishing their statement with, "Just sayin'."
When taken literally, this is true. They were just saying what they just said. Given that, it's fairly pointless to say "just sayin'." It's not like if someone approaches me while I take my dog out, I respond with, "I'm just walkin'" or when my special lady friend (if I had one) walked in on me in the bathroom taking care of myself and asked what I was doing, I responded with, "I'm just masturbatin'."
This is an ender for an argument. There's really no effective response. When someone says, "I'm just sayin'," then that's it. The other person can rebut all they want, with as many valid points as they can muster and it won't matter. The other person can continually respond with, "I'm just sayin'."
I'm sure this would be a rather effective method for lawyers, religious leaders and politicians.
"Judge, I'm just sayin'."
"I can't prove he exists, but if you don't believe, you'll go straight to hell. I'm just sayin'."
"If you vote for him, we'll go through a depression. Just sayin'."
The statement can be downright ludicrous, but if someone states that they were "just sayin'," I'm afraid they need not hear what anyone else has to say, because there point is the only one that needs to be made. To me, I find this phrase to be pretty stupid and pointless. Just sayin'. See what I mean?
However, it seems as if this "'just sayin'" trend is getting out of control, where a person may be met with a rebuttal of some kind and then he or she will then state, "I'm just sayin'." This can also be the case when they're responding to another's comment and finishing their statement with, "Just sayin'."
When taken literally, this is true. They were just saying what they just said. Given that, it's fairly pointless to say "just sayin'." It's not like if someone approaches me while I take my dog out, I respond with, "I'm just walkin'" or when my special lady friend (if I had one) walked in on me in the bathroom taking care of myself and asked what I was doing, I responded with, "I'm just masturbatin'."
This is an ender for an argument. There's really no effective response. When someone says, "I'm just sayin'," then that's it. The other person can rebut all they want, with as many valid points as they can muster and it won't matter. The other person can continually respond with, "I'm just sayin'."
I'm sure this would be a rather effective method for lawyers, religious leaders and politicians.
"Judge, I'm just sayin'."
"I can't prove he exists, but if you don't believe, you'll go straight to hell. I'm just sayin'."
"If you vote for him, we'll go through a depression. Just sayin'."
The statement can be downright ludicrous, but if someone states that they were "just sayin'," I'm afraid they need not hear what anyone else has to say, because there point is the only one that needs to be made. To me, I find this phrase to be pretty stupid and pointless. Just sayin'. See what I mean?
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