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Originally Posted by filtherton
I think one important thing to acknowledge is that no one person is the sole arbiter of what is or isn't offensive. It seems arrogant to me to pretend that anyone who doesn't share your arbitrary taste for ribald or sexist language is somehow oversensitive.
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I understand what you mean, and agree with it to a degree, but... Just as I do not define what is offensive to you, you don't define what is oversensitive to me.
Being offended by the OP's quote is, by my ribald standards, oversensitive. And that, along with my right to that opinion, is equally deserving of acknowledgement.
Not that you were addressing me, but... the Kleenex are already on the table, there's no stopping this train now.
Some people find this offensive, others find that offensive. It's not only pretty natural to be offended by something, nowadays it's practically a cultural thing. You have to be upset and offended over something. Otherwise, what's the point of existing?
I get called "bro" by some random males all the time, but somehow, no matter how much it pisses me off, I've managed to keep my knuckles in my pockets. After all, I'd hate to be oversensitive about it.