(June 23, 2011 at 5:06 pm)FaithNoMore Wrote:(June 23, 2011 at 5:04 pm)Shell B Wrote: There is nothing at all wrong with being offended. It gives us a sense of who we are and what we believe is wrong and right. No one is above being offended. It is all in how you handle it.
Even though it was not explicitly stated, that was how I interpreted the point of this thread.
Quote:The only reason the offendee is offended is because they allow themselves to be offended.
That sounds an awful lot like, "You should not allow yourself to be offended." That is essentially what I was replying to and the overall sense in this thread that some people are above being offended.
I saw the point of this thread as the offendee should not blame the offender because people should not be offended in the first place. I find this to be silly. If someone calls me a cunt, I will be offended and blame the offender because it was their intention to offend. In some cases, offending is not the intention and I suppose people should react accordingly.
