How much do you trash talk?

[Dark Bun 681]

We've all done this time to time, so tonight (or today depending on where you live) I ask you how much, or do you even, trash talk?

Personally, just trash talking ironically is pretty fun to me 

[Koppony 254]

I usually trash talk to people trash talking to give them a taste of their own medicine or to my friends as a joke but never in a mean way.

[Plume 922]

I do it very very very rarely. I don't hold grudges, nor do I get angry exceptionally easily - the only times I trash talk are when others trash talk at me non-stop, or when someone does something to completely piss me off (generally hurting someone I care about - they can trash talk me for all I care). I dislike doing it though, and always feel terrible after.

[SanityNotIncluded 335]

I don't trash talk. I understand that it's not always malicious, however it still contributes to a dodgy atmosphere as far as I'm concerned.

[Justin_Case001 4,882]

I don't talk trash, I talk smack.

 

 

But no, not really.  I don't talk smack, either.

 

 

[Discordian 6,015]

I don't trash talk at all. I find it's a waste of time and I'd rather only open my mouth when I have something to actually say.

[N.W. 3,619]

Never, doesn't matter what it's about, gives the person doing it a bad image as well as the community he/she is associated with, this has become very true for numerous game communities and is a major reason why I've left some.

[Not Yellow Diamond 925]

I get "hype," I get excited, I gloat and get pumped, jump around and get into whatever it is I'm doing. But I don't trash talk, I'd rather show someone up and do it honorably, and be like, "Ooh, you got shown up, he didn't even respect you enough to say something." 

Talk is cheap in my opinion

[Guest]

Sometimes..when playing league of legends, but usually only if the other team is doing it too, or someone else on my team is.

[Celli 4,338]

Well, it depends on the situation. If I'm in a bad mood, and someone is pissing me off, I'll blow off some steam. Mostly on other sites, like YT, derpibooru, and 4chan, though.

I keep a level head here, though. Most people are chill here

[OkBuddy 586]

I only do it as a kind of a joke, but I rarely do it to be serious.

[Ribbonfree 2,383]

Like OP I do it to josh around with friends. I'm a bit crass so sometimes I come off as a bit harsh when I don't mean to be. In League I trash talk all the time. I never really insult people seriously.

[Arylett Charnoa 4,919]

I don't. 

 

What I do is talk about people behind their backs to others who mutually agree about those people. It helps alleviate the tension of the negative opinions we feel without hurting that person's feelings. We usually don't deal with people we talk about directly anyway. It's typically just some quick comments on a silly/stupid thing we think a random stranger's done. 

 

If I do say something negatively to someone directly, it is typically a serious situation in which I would title my words "a scolding" rather than trash talk.

[Smarts 1,622]

I trash talk all the time to my friends. The thing is though, they know it is in jest. Besides, it's never offensive trash talk, just fun trash talk.

 

An example from one of my steam chats (Friend's name left anonymous for his own safety):

 

Friend: They're like most things; great when in moderation.

Smarts: Moderation is for skrubs

Smarts: and you have the audacity to name call me?

Smarts: effin skrublord

Friend: kek

 

[Alto 437]

when playing with friends

or when the my team are being trolls especially when i play rank at League of Legends

most of the time i just mute people when they trash talk me so i can play at peace

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,372]

I only do this under two very specific circumstances: One is on Youtube, if someone is being a hardcore anti-brony and bringing up the usual horrible things that those type of bullies say, I will respond in a clever way that is kinda like trash talking but in a more subtle way. It is fun. :3

 

Secondly is just friendly trash talking to friends during games.

[LittleMac 3,085]

I only talk trash in the ironic sense. Like, I'm not good at sport so I'll usually trash talk someone in jest cuz I know I'm gonna lose horribly

[catnet 9,356]

I don't think I ever trash talk anyone, seriously or playfully, though I rarely have much reason to do it anyway.

[SquipyCheetah 449]

I trash talk, a lot. I normally do it because everyone around me is used to it and it helps me to relieve anger or stress. 

 

before I started trash talking, my Xbox controller hit the floor or wall too many times. aka, i broke it, severely. 

[SkullcandyPegasus 603]

never. I prefer to be polite and respectful, even when someone is my opponent.

[Capricorn 19]

I can't trash talk. When I speak, I do so with a very straight face and tend to have a very deadpan voice; thusly, people have difficulty telling whether or not I'm joking. If I say something that could be considered "trash talk", it's just me insulting you flat-out. Online, it's easier for me to be more nuanced and subtle, so I'll do it with friends during the rare times I play co-op games, but it's more just sarcasm and teasing than trash talk.

[MLPFanatic34 3,234]

I actually don't trash talk to other people, but sometimes I get so mad at a video game I'll trash talk the game, course that probably sounds weird.

[ThatOneComrade 1,091]

I never learned how to trash talk, actually. Sure I can claim I'll beat them in Mario Kart, but the second my friends begin to trash talk I'm at a road block. Sure I can try trash-talking back, but I've learned that keeping my mouth shut saves me the embarrassment.

[1Bit 1,531]

On rare occasions, either with friends or when the enemy team was trash talking you but then lose  then the trash talking commences

[GeekySonic 1,150]

I do not trash talk in real life. I do sometimes trash talk on XBL, but only with friends who know I'm doing it in jest, and will trash talk back.