His tactfulness allowed him to be honest without making enemies.

Red-billed and alpine choughs live in mountainous regions, but while the latter is strictly a montane species, the former also occurs at lower altitudes. In most countries where both species are found the alpine chough is more numerous.

...the 'sameness argument' — 'challenge this whole fuckwittery about I treat everybody the same'.

She finally dumped her jerk boyfriend, and not a minute too soon