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Old 12-11-2012, 09:54 AM
 
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Yeah sure that was his is point in his post to me. Lol
Well, you can't see it because you are a bigot.

But remember, I never called you a bigot.

I know this won't make sense to most of us (including me) but I'm trying to communicate to you in the way your brain apparantly works.
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Old 01-05-2013, 06:24 PM
 
Location: on the edge of Sanity
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Here is what I never understand from people who cry about the first amendment. Why is it ok for somebody to offend people of a different color, but its not ok for those offended to be outraged?
Good point! People always think it's so cute to tell ethnic jokes, but they are only being ignorant.

I tried very hard to convince someone that saying "Jew you down" was offensive, and was told I was being much too sensitive. Even if I were Catholic or Muslim, I would still think it's a rude, ignorant expression.

The signs the sorority girls are displaying are very offensive to me and I don't have a drop of Mexican blood in me.
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Old 01-05-2013, 07:06 PM
 
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Good point! People always think it's so cute to tell ethnic jokes, but they are only being ignorant.

I tried very hard to convince someone that saying "Jew you down" was offensive, and was told I was being much too sensitive. Even if I were Catholic or Muslim, I would still think it's a rude, ignorant expression.

The signs the sorority girls are displaying are very offensive to me and I don't have a drop of Mexican blood in me.
My parents are Mexican descent and I'm not really offended by the photo, perhaps it's because I've had dozens of ethnic slurs hurled at me since I was a kid, you learn to develop a thick skin. These sorority girls photos are not the first time I've come across anti Mexican sentiment and it sure won't be the last.
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Old 01-05-2013, 07:16 PM
 
Location: Soldotna
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People need to realize that they have no right to not be offended...


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Old 01-05-2013, 07:18 PM
 
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People need to realize that they have no right not to be offended...
So people have a right to be offended? Of course
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Old 01-05-2013, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Soldotna
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So people have a right to be offended? Of course
Doh.. Fixed it.

Being free from offense is not a right.
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Old 01-05-2013, 07:24 PM
 
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Doh.. Fixed it.

Being free from offense is not a right.
People have a right to experience any emotion they please.
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Old 01-05-2013, 07:25 PM
 
Location: Soldotna
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People have a right to experience any emotion they please.
They can experience whatever they want but no one has to respect it.

We can all offend whoever we want.

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Old 01-05-2013, 07:54 PM
 
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They can experience whatever they want but no one has to respect it.

We can all offend whoever we want.

Not sure why people would go out of their way to offend people, but different strokes for different folks. Personally I always try to put myself in someone elses shoes, even if I disagree with them.
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Old 01-05-2013, 07:59 PM
 
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Not sure why people would go out of their way to offend people, but different strokes for different folks. Personally I always try to put myself in someone elses shoes, even if I disagree with them.
People that get offended will do so no matter what you do.

Shrug. Not caring about people that get offended is not the same as purposefully offending them.
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