it puts the giftee in an awkward position of having to either defend their gift or ignore the criticism . . . I thought the author might think I was implicitly agreeing with it.
Absolutely.
Criticism of a gift is also a thwack at the good taste of the receiver, unless the receiver would enjoy complaining about the gift too.
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Date: 2006-12-09 12:27 am (UTC)Absolutely.
Criticism of a gift is also a thwack at the good taste of the receiver, unless the receiver would enjoy complaining about the gift too.