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"I have the right not to be offended" is a false statement. No one has such a right.
by laichzeit0 13y ago
"I have the right not to be offended" is a false statement. No one has such a right.
- icebraining 13y agoPeople have the rights we collectively want them to have. If people are punished for offending others, then that right exists, whether you and I like it or not.
- pessimizer 13y agoWhy the quotes? No one said there was a right not to be offended.
- makomk 13y agoThat's another part of the problem - anyone who complains about stuff like being called fat is accused of demanding "the right not to be offended" and wanting special treatment even if they're doing nothing of the sort, as a way of pressuring them into shutting up.
- laichzeit0 13y agoIf they _are_ fat, what is the basis of their complaint for not wanting to be called fat?
- PhasmaFelis 13y agoHe didn't just tell Jennifer Livingston was fat, he told her that she should be ashamed of herself for being fat and should hide herself from the public eye unless and until she got thin. That's bullshit, and bullshit deserves to be called.
- saalweachter 13y agoI feel comfortable saying there is a right not to be abused, even if it is not enshrined in the US Constitution. The dividing line between offensive and abusive is murky and grey, but I still believe there is a line to cross, and that it is desirable not to.