Take care; being "offended" is one of those tools humans use to manipulate, edit, and control one another; it is tagnetnal to control via guilt trip. Many people these days are so frightened of offending someone, anyone, they'll bend over in any direction to avoid doing so. I'm not suggesting that a reasonable level of sensitivity, open mindedness, respect, and consideration are a bad thing, but don't go so far as to let others user their “offense” to bend you, what you believe, what you think, how you speak... to their will. It is actually a rather insidious way to conquer people.
There seem to be no hard and fast rules; but I tend to be suspect of people, groups, whomever, who become knee-jerk offended over trifles. And, yes, I understand that one man's trifle may be another man's “sacred” thing, but there really are people who use offense as a weapon of manipulation. If I think someone is getting all offended over something for the sake of getting all offended over something, I have no problem making it crystal clear that that's their problem, not mine.
Contrast political correctness with newspeak.
I will go so far to say that I think people who are quick to be offended are weak of mind and spirit.
Good fortune,
- Icarus offends everyone at some point...
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