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Heck of a thread we've got here.
Someone finds something offensive. You don't think it is, as it wasn't intended that way- you insist it remain, because you find the posturing of the other side to be ludicrous.
Now... is it so terrible to just take down the damn decoration? People say and do things that offend others all the time, having no idea they would offend. Is it really that important that you win every argument about what you intended that you can't just take a fucking chill pill and take it down? Is it really hurting anything?
It's not like we're talking about making a statement or observation that means something to you. It's not like you were making an expression of your right to free speech on some subject of personal/religious/political/etc. importance, and someone asked you to stop because it offended them. This isn't a war against free speech, it's a holiday decoration. If someone is so would up on a halloween decoration that they instantly go into hardcore-defense-of-my-rights mode, their priorities in life are seriously out of whack (unless we're talking about some decoration/religion thing, but then that's more about the religious aspect and not merely the decoration).
Having said that- anyone who sees that someone else truly meant no offense by doing or saying something, and insists it remain because nothing was intended, then grow a thicker skin and get over yourself already. The rest of the world does not exist to placate to your delicate sensibilities. We're not all walking around just waiting for the next opportunity to apologize for the next minor slip that shatters your glass house and rips your thin skin from head to toe.
Both sides need to have a little bit more respect for themselves. Feelings of insecurity and victimization are what cause a lot of this posturing to begin with.
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