Yeah, I mean, I tend to think those things you mention "include them in social spaces, talk them up to other people to encourage social network formation, pay them compliments about their individual excellentness to help combat the downer of being the victim of prejudice" are part of the things I think of as part of being a good friend, so I think we're overall in agreement here on actions, just categorizing those actions differently. But good to point out that it's not just the one-on-one acts of friendship, but those that help them socially, that are important.
(The subject occurred to me because I was describing a friend to another friend and talking her up in the process. But it still made me sad that she was being treated poorly.)
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Date: 2009-06-18 05:03 pm (UTC)(The subject occurred to me because I was describing a friend to another friend and talking her up in the process. But it still made me sad that she was being treated poorly.)