To claim to be offended is to say that you consider certain areas of thought morally off limits. Thought isn't the issue. It's the public expression of that th

To claim to be offended is to say that you consider certain areas of thought morally off limits. Thought isn't the issue. It's the public expression of that thought. When people claim to have been victims of a serious crime, for a third party to jump in with a pompous "analysis," in a faux dispassionate tone ... is offensive. Similarly, it's offensive when the male judge asks a rape victim "why didn't we hear more screams?" It's offensive to Holocaust victims (and, frankly, most people) when Holocaust deniers launch into a lengthy analysis of the chemical properties of Zyklon B. If you don't see this, then I can't help you. (And yes, claims of crime and attack should be open to examination. Who does the examination, and in what manner, determines whether it is offensive.)