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Old 02-22-2008, 05:44 PM   #48
Jeff Lebowski
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Originally Posted by smokymountainrain View Post
Fair questions.

I think I can say with complete honesty that I've never been offended by the words of another individual. I do believe that my wife (and she would be the only one) could probably say something that might prompt me to take offense because I value her opinion and I respect her as a person so much. I wouldn't be proud of myself for allowing myself to feel offended, but it could probably happen.
Suppose you had a black family living next to you and you were good friends with them. And you discovered that someone has planted a burning cross in their front lawn. Would you consider that offensive? Or just "ignorant" and "silly"?

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I will also say that if I have been offended by the words of another person, it is most definitely a regrettable decision on my part.

I am white.
So as a white person, you are not offended by racist comments? Swell for you.
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