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Fortunately, it's not your decision if someone is allowed to feel offended or threatened.

• solidsnack9000 9y ago
  This is not really relevant either, though — people can feel offended or threatened for many reasons, it doesn’t mean those things can’t be part of the work environment. For example, if someone has questions about the quality of their work, a person might feel threatened — they might be afraid of getting fired — or they might be offended — they might be proud of their work. But we accept reviewing other people’s work as part of the work place, whether or not it offends or threatens. Emotional response is not enough to establish that something (a) is illegal or (b) should be. With regards to feeling threatened, for example, we have to ask: Was the threat of something unlawful? Being fired for doing bad work is not unlawful; being fired for not putting out is.
  • neveroffensive 9y ago
    This is what I've been trying to get at. What makes people offended or uncomfortable is much more arbitrary and subjective than I think most people are willing to admit.