anotherronism

This is an open challenge. Please take offense at whatever in the world offends you and post your response here!

solosater

I take offense at people who are really easily offended!

LET IT GO!

solosater

I hope that didn't offend anyone.

anotherronism

Oy my Gawd! Solater... You knocked it out of the park.

You hit on my point in the 1st post...

My only true offense is at people who take offense...

This whole thread was designed to draw them out so I could pounce...

Now you've killed my game

solosater

SO sorry, I actually have writen a little note....

I'm done!

Let it go, people are not out to get you, but if you keep this up they may be.

I may be one of them.

Baldur

I absolutely refuse to post anything here, oh wait.....

lilalee

I find dirty shoes offensive! ??? All my life I pretty much had the same attitude as solosater. I didn't let anything bother me and couldn't understand why others would be offended by anything in life. I thought about this for hours! I don't know why, its a good conversation starter! And then I realized, maybe, because i'm older now, or being a mom, wife, friend or citizen of the US, that I do become offended! So then I thought when did this happen? My answer to myself was, life experiances'! We all have them, and if someone or something comes into my life that will infest my home and family then, yes, I'm offened!

kmkagle

I get offended. Not at everything, some things are too offensive to let go. I don't want to develop an "I don't care attitude". I get offended when people hurt peoples feelings with caring. That's offensive.

kmkagle

Correction: ....hurt peoples feelings without caring.

Dragon

There's only 2 things in this world that offend me. People who are intolerant of other cultures... and the Dutch!
(I'm not actually offended by the Dutch - just love that line)

matthew

LMAO Dragon... OMG... I am in tears...

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Dragon, I love your sense of humour.
My husband has a favourite saying: "If I have a fault, which of-course I haven't, it's modesty.

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(Btw, I like the Dutch).

solosater

I certainly didn't mean to imply that I'm never offended; in fact I can be very much offended when people are careless and hurtful, when people are racist or bigoted, I hate hearing foul language (I mean really, how many ways can you use the word?).

What I mean is that just because I’m offended doesn’t make it a big issue, and if I turn it into one that is my fault.

Some people don’t know any better; my aunt is the most bigoted person I know and I will never change her, I really just try to stay away from her.

If I choose to be around someone or something that offends me who’s fault is it?

Get away from it, turn it off, don’t bring it into your home and Let It Go!

solosater

Also, as far as I know, I don't know any Dutch but I'm sure they're very nice people.

Robindcr8l

Amen to all of these posts! You guys have a very eloquent way of getting a message across

anotherronism

As for offensive language... We had a Supreme Court decision today here in the states (US) concerning the "F" word.

"F" does not stand for Foul. It IS considered foul language just about anywhere. But let me say this - I believe, without an ounce of irony, that the "F" word is the single most versatile word in the entire english language.

There is nothing on the entire range of human emotions that this word cannot be used to express. Nothing!

I could rate your best pic and your worst with this single word and you would "get it".

I could say it of our current president or our last.

I actually don't know of any other word with this power!

And I believe it's "offensive" nature is where this power comes from.

So this forum now becomes more interesting...

kmkagle

I was talking to someone about this yesterday...I once had a neighbor, every other word was the "F" word, it never bothered me when he said it, it was part of him, he'd even use that word affectionately! But from some other people I find so offensive I could gag. Yes! I'm guilty too sometimes, for me, it's like vent. Nothing hurtful is meant by it. If I do say it it's outloud, to myself and not to others. I'm human.

kmkagle

Leave it to Ron to come up with an interesting topic! It's hard to keep from laughing out loud!

kmkagle

BTW, I have to agree with you. You can say something to someone, nothing happens! Throw that "F" word, bingo it's done! Not thought about it's power until you mentioned it!