"just putting it out there" sounds either apologetic or hostile to me. it never sounds like you're "just putting it out there."
people say that they are "just putting it out there" when they are afraid (here it comes....) of offending somebody. in cases like that, the "just putting it out there" is tantamount to ducking.
people also say that they are "just putting it out there" with a hand on their hip and a roll of their eyes. in cases like that, the "just putting it out there" is tantamount to "here, let me help you not be so stupid."
you don't need to qualify anything you say by prefacing it or following it with "just putting it out there." what you just need to do is......just say it.
but it's ironic, when you think about it. because we are so divided in this country on just about everything that no wonder people are either apologetic or hostile all the time. there's no middle ground anymore.
but, there is "The Middle." fall premiere on sept. 26! BEST show on t.v.! and if you're not watching it, then, here........let me help you not be so stupid.
