You know you're a Christian when.......

[Rose Immortal]

you should go down to the rape/battered womens shelter and tell them that being raped is the same as bieng offended....see i can take things completely out of context just as easily as you.

I can give you a reference to an academic paper that describes the moral rationalization mechanism I'm talking about in more detail (as well as other ways in which people rationalize wrong actions). People use it in many circumstances in which they are trying to justify something they know to be wrong, ranging all the way from small verbal slights all the way up to physical attacks. It's the form of rationalization that's the link, not the severity of the circumstance in which it is employed. Simply ask and I will provide the citation of the paper.

are you somehow being denied the same rights as everyone else? is there a law that says it's illegal to be a christian...or are you somehow discriminated against in the community because your a christian....i highly highly doubt it.

For the most part I have been fortunate, as an American, but there have been times where I have been treated with prejudice.

my point, since it obviously flew over your head...is that when you are the majority, you are open to attacks...ala republicans or any other organization....its just a simple fact, like it or hate it...thats how it is.

I understood exactly what you were saying. What I do not agree with is the idea that just because one is in the majority, that it's open season on that type. Just because that's what often happens in the world is not the same as its being morally right to do.

 

[Reba]

anyone who gets offended is overly sensitive.

Offensive statements made only for the purpose of belittling someone's beliefs are offensive whether or not the recipient is thick skinned, sensitive or "overly" sensitive.

Actually, low-class attacks say more about the attacker than the ones being attacked.

 

[Ariakkas]

i would be more inclined to believe your position if i myself was capable of being offended...but its not happened yet.


something cannot be offensive on its own...a statement by itself is not offensive, its merely words. its how the person chooses to view that statement that determines wether it is offensive or not....telling a tasteless joke may offend people...i may think its absolutly hilarious...its how you choose to recieve the information.

wether that says something about my character or not is irrevelant really, im not the one being "hurt" by words, and i can function internally and externally when everything i hold dear is belittled by someone i care nothing about.

and thats kinda the clincher...you should not care what people think unless they are close to you. and people that are close to you wont purposely hurt you. you could call me an atheist godless heathen who rapes cats and sleeps with women of questionable moral fiber....you dont know me or what im like...so that statement doesn't apply to me, i know who i am.

if your not part of that list that was posted...then be comfortable within yourself to know that it doesn't apply to you, and just because someone doesn't agree with your way of life, doesn't mean that way of life is going to come crumbling down.

 

[Reba]

...something cannot be offensive on its own...a statement by itself is not offensive, its merely words. its how the person chooses to view that statement that determines wether it is offensive or not....telling a tasteless joke may offend people...i may think its absolutly hilarious...its how you choose to recieve the information.

I disagree. There are some statements that are intrinsically offensive. For example, what non-offensive reason would someone have to state the following?

* You know you're a Jew if you are a money-hungry idiot.

* You know you're a Muslim if you have enjoy sex with a goat.

* You know you're a Black if you live on government handouts.

* You know you're a Deafie if you write and talk like a retard.

* You know you're a Queer if you like sex with little boys.

* You know you're a Lesbian if you are butt ugly.

Or:

* Intercourse with toddlers is great because they are hot.

* Beating up women is fun.

* Homeless people make good target practice.

* Hitler had the right idea.

* Too bad they didn't use more planes on 9/11.

It doesn't matter if the above statements are aimed personally at you; the statements in themselves are offensive to any normal person.

 

[Reba]

As you see from these definitions, it is the sayer/writer/doer who does the offending; it is not the recipient of the action or words who determine whether or not something is offensive.

When someone says or does something offensive, it is described as an attack.


OFFENSIVE:

adj.
Disagreeable to the senses: an offensive odor.
Causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront: an offensive gesture.

Making an attack

n.
An attitude or position of attack: go on the offensive in chess.
An attack or assault

of·fensive·ly adv.
of·fensive·ness n.
Synonyms: offensive, disgusting, loathsome, nasty, repellent, repulsive, revolting, vile
These adjectives mean extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings: an offensive remark; disgusting language; a loathsome disease; a nasty smell; a repellent demand; repulsive behavior; revolting food; vile thoughts. See also synonyms at hateful

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Main Entry: of·fen·sive
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or designed for attack <offensive weapons>
2 : causing displeasure or resentment; especially : contrary to a particular or prevailing sense of what is decent, proper, or moral <depicted sexual acts in a patently offensive way> —see also OBSCENE —of·fen·sive·ly adverb —of·fen·sive·ness noun

Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.


offensive

adj 1: violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity" [syn: violative] 2: for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons" [ant: defensive] 3: causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks" [ant: inoffensive] 4: morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal" [syn: unsavory, unsavoury] [ant: savory] 5: unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" [ant: inoffensive] 6: of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`******' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'" [syn: dysphemistic] [ant: euphemistic] 7: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, sickening, vile] n : the action of attacking an enemy [syn: offense, offence]

 

[hottiedeafboi]

Sadly, today vocabulary of offenses isn't in vocabulary. Whether u did on purpose or accidentally is now call offensive. Many offender are not actual real offenders. There are different degree of incident. Like putting more and more adding in the law book, what one person did will affect all others to put them in the level of the offense which is tragic. Many try to fight to save their reputations trying to explaining what has happens has failed. Bec there are honest people mixed in with others who are not. The law rather look the dishonest as a word, " I heard that before, everyone else said that". Its a tragic things. But one thing we need to realize, did u know that Joseph been charged for offenses by Potiphars wife by claiming Joseph force her to have sex? Who does Potiphar picked? U guess it, his wife. So Joseph is innocence and end up in prison. This is similar happen today. Can be offense or accuse offense. Right now, people are not individual,,, what I mean, ur name is percentage or avg, or somebody else, but they don't see you and most they don't want to see you and taking advantage of you, today society looking for bad about others than the good. People take pleasure by talking bad whomever they want to talk about, and many things they thinks talking good about people is boring. As for me, it mean they have no life. People loves to hurt someone than elevate someone. I'm talking about most. Few are great and easy to talk to when we want something good about the person.