It's like saying "no offense" after saying something totally offensive!
Which is pretty much the only time someone says "no offense."
It's like saying "no pun intended" on an online post that you very clearly reviewed, at least enough to add in the "no pun intended" part.
"I'm being brutally honest here!" As they can't figure out any other way to articulate saying the same thing without it being as blunt and offensively direct as possible
It's like saying "no offense" after saying something totally offensive!
Which is pretty much the only time someone says "no offense."
It's like saying "no pun intended" on an online post that you very clearly reviewed, at least enough to add in the "no pun intended" part.
"I'm being brutally honest here!" As they can't figure out any other way to articulate saying the same thing without it being as blunt and offensively direct as possible