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Actually, I'm not sure we'd agree. Personally I'd probably find that costume hilarious (depending on how well it was executed) but then I have a dark sense of h
by lingben 11y ago
Actually, I'm not sure we'd agree. Personally I'd probably find that costume hilarious (depending on how well it was executed) but then I have a dark sense of humor. For example, I find this anecdote from John Cleese about his mother hilarious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f74L2hRZE1Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f74L2hRZE1Y
But let's assume that I found that costume 'offensive'. What would I be entitled to do? that is, what should I be able to do? Nothing.
That is, other than get offended, I don't have a right to do anything other than that. I certainly don't have a right to not be offended.
Taking offense is so subjective that it is meaningless. Think of it this way, you may not like mayo on your french fries but a lot of people do.
Does that mean that you have to force others to not enjoy their french fries with mayo?
No.
It just means that you eat what you like and leave others to enjoy the foods they enjoy.
Gosh... now that I've typed that out I hardly can believe that it has become so irrational that we have to actually spell out such things to one another as adults in the year 2015.
sigh