If someone insults a group, but you're not part of that group, do you have a justifiable right to be offended by that insult? e.g. you're skinny and someone insults overweight people
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You could be if you find it offensive to that group or if you have friends/family in that group
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If it's offensive, it's offensive. I get on people who insult Christianity and I've been told to go to Hell (a word stolen from Asatru) plenty of times, and I'm a heathen! There's just no reason for destructive criticism.
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of course if you feel that what the person is saying is wrong then it is wrong. if that person is ridiculing someone for the way they look/dress/talk/ or their background, and you feel offended about it then Congratulations you are a moral person.
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i am offended because they are human like me, DUH!!!
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Yes. You can be offended on behalf of somebody, which can hurt just as much. Be offended for your 'previous self', or if you want to be all deep about it - be offended because you're all part of the human race and so they are offending a group within your group.
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there's no hope for humanity if divisions even that trivial prevent compassion and sticking up for others undeserving of abuse.
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I don't get offended by stuff like that. I just think it says something about the person's character. If you want to be offended, go ahead and be offended. It's understandable why you would be.
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Heck YES!
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Sure
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Yeah, but I don't get too upset, just annoyed. However if their intent was to piss people off, then I do get offended and who knows what might happen then.
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Don't let yourself get offended. It's not worth it. You can, however, acknowledge that it is wrong to insult others.
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