Comment by overgard
11 years ago
> You don't get to decide what offends or hurts other people
But you do?
Or do we live in a society where whoever is the most offended gets to make the rules?
11 years ago
> You don't get to decide what offends or hurts other people
But you do?
Or do we live in a society where whoever is the most offended gets to make the rules?
No, you don't.
Whether or not you choose to go ahead with something that will offend people is up to you, but you don't get to choose whether it will or won't affect people.
People nowdays get offended about pretty much anything. I refuse to pay Dane-Geld[0] to them by worrying about every single word I use, because otherwise they'll never shut up.
[0] - http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/dane_geld.html
I'm not saying you're an asshole, I don't know enough about you to make that call, but comments like this really make you sound like one. You're basically saying, "I refuse to even try to live harmoniously with others because they're just going to keep demanding shit from me."
If you don't want or care to examine your thoughts and actions, that's fine, but getting all high and mighty about it by invoking Kipling and comparing them to marauding Vikings is just silly.
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