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"Snowflake..... I fucking hate that word! " Someone said it on here the other day - I had to google it ![]() ![]() | |||
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"I'm offended that you find it offense that people get offended of people getting offended. ![]() joke recognised ![]() | |||
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"I'm offended that you find it offense that people get offended of people getting offended." Appreciate this is a joke, but it's still offensive. ![]() | |||
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"Snowflake..... I fucking hate that word! Someone said it on here the other day - I had to google it ![]() ![]() Nope. It's a term thrown about by people who are upset by differing views to them. Especially if they are 'leftie' views. For instance, someone commented on another thread about wolf whistling being a form of compliment. Someone disagreeing with that and saying it's offensive would be called a snowflake. A delicate little thing. I equally dislike the term gammon in reference to those who are quick to anger about people taking offence lol | |||
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"I'm offended that you find it offense that people get offended of people getting offended. Appreciate this is a joke, but it's still offensive. ![]() It's not ment to be thow. | |||
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"I wonder how many people take offense at the comments of others simply because it's expected." some like to start arguments, we all like a little drama....... right? | |||
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"I'm offended that you find it offense that people get offended of people getting offended. Appreciate this is a joke, but it's still offensive. ![]() I've offended you haven't I. ![]() | |||
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"I'm offended that you find it offense that people get offended of people getting offended. Appreciate this is a joke, but it's still offensive. ![]() ![]() Not at all. Mor surprised that you found it offensive. | |||
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"Snowflake..... I fucking hate that word! Someone said it on here the other day - I had to google it ![]() ![]() Like Gammon. They are just trite little insults that reduce everyone and everything you disagree with. It's the intrinsic self satisfaction I can't stand. | |||
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"I wonder how many people take offense at the comments of others simply because it's expected. some like to start arguments, we all like a little drama....... right?" More that some people take offense because the PC brigade tell them they should be offended rather than thinking for themselves. | |||
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"I wonder how many people take offense at the comments of others simply because it's expected. some like to start arguments, we all like a little drama....... right? More that some people take offense because the PC brigade tell them they should be offended rather than thinking for themselves." "PC Brigade" LOL. ![]() | |||
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"Snowflake..... I fucking hate that word! Someone said it on here the other day - I had to google it ![]() ![]() There's nuance to the word though. Ready to melt under any duress. It implies that the snowflake can't differentiate between important and trivial problems. It's an extension of first world problems. | |||
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"Snowflake..... I fucking hate that word! Someone said it on here the other day - I had to google it ![]() ![]() It's rarely used in that context. It's almost always used by people who frequent the bbc HYS boards to lament the dissolution of the good old days when you could call people names and not get called out for it. Also used prior to any offence bring taken 'fir fear of upsetting the snowflakes....' 'before the snowflakes start o mean no offence....' | |||
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"Snowflake..... I fucking hate that word! Someone said it on here the other day - I had to google it ![]() ![]() Gammon? Is that a typo? | |||
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"My wife called me a ‘fucking cunt’ yesterday. I wasn’t offended." After a while it's water off a duck's back. ![]() | |||
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"I actually think it fashionable to be offended " This. ![]() | |||
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"I wonder how many people take offense at the comments of others simply because it's expected." There will be loads but as the thread is about them they will be unable to post anything without being offensive ![]() | |||
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"Snowflake..... I fucking hate that word! Someone said it on here the other day - I had to google it ![]() ![]() Nope. It's the new retaliation term the snowflakes use for remainers and the like. There was a very angry piece about it on the Jeremy vine radio show on radio 2 | |||
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"I think the days of people of being scared of offending are over now and most don’t care anymore and practice free speech ![]() Free speech exists without expressly offending people. | |||
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"Gammon? Is that a typo? Nope. It's the new retaliation term the snowflakes use for remainers and the like. There was a very angry piece about it on the Jeremy vine radio show on radio 2 " Not remainers, Brexit supporters. The overweight, white, middle class males who got all red about the face during debates, and as a result resembled gammon. | |||
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"I find the offense that people take from other people being offended, offensive. There are so many dumb comments from people on this I thought we'd need another thread to store them all. I'll start by adding "You can't say nothing anymore". To the list of idiotic and utterly tiresome received wisdoms. Please respond with pretty much anything you can. As you can actually say pretty much what you like. ![]() You can't control how other people behave. | |||
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"I find the offense that people take from other people being offended, offensive. There are so many dumb comments from people on this I thought we'd need another thread to store them all. I'll start by adding "You can't say nothing anymore". To the list of idiotic and utterly tiresome received wisdoms. Please respond with pretty much anything you can. As you can actually say pretty much what you like. ![]() May I add people using the term ‘white knights’? There’s a fascinating logic at play, there. Apparently, when someone is being criticised, as many people as possible are allowed to join in that criticism without their motivations being questioned. As soon as anyone speaks up in support, they’re accused of white-knighting. Like it’s somehow a flaw to stand up for others. (Ironically, it’s often used by people who ask how snowflakes would have got on in the war, failing to see that, by their own flawed logic, WW2 was the largest scale act of white-knighting in all history.) It’s essentially another ad hominem argument; when unable to counter the arguments they’re faced with they will, instead, just criticise the person, and make unfounded assertions about their motivations. | |||
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"I find the offense that people take from other people being offended, offensive. There are so many dumb comments from people on this I thought we'd need another thread to store them all. I'll start by adding "You can't say nothing anymore". To the list of idiotic and utterly tiresome received wisdoms. Please respond with pretty much anything you can. As you can actually say pretty much what you like. ![]() Actually- you can distract them with your boobs! ![]() | |||
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"Gammon? Is that a typo? Nope. It's the new retaliation term the snowflakes use for remainers and the like. There was a very angry piece about it on the Jeremy vine radio show on radio 2 Not remainers, Brexit supporters. The overweight, white, middle class males who got all red about the face during debates, and as a result resembled gammon." There is a hashtag on Twitter ‘Gammon & Proud’ | |||
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"I find the offense that people take from other people being offended, offensive. There are so many dumb comments from people on this I thought we'd need another thread to store them all. I'll start by adding "You can't say nothing anymore". To the list of idiotic and utterly tiresome received wisdoms. Please respond with pretty much anything you can. As you can actually say pretty much what you like. ![]() . I can’t control how I behave sometimes ![]() | |||
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"Snowflake..... I fucking hate that word! Someone said it on here the other day - I had to google it ![]() ![]() I learned something new, thank you. | |||
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"I find the offense that people take from other people being offended, offensive. There are so many dumb comments from people on this I thought we'd need another thread to store them all. I'll start by adding "You can't say nothing anymore". To the list of idiotic and utterly tiresome received wisdoms. Please respond with pretty much anything you can. As you can actually say pretty much what you like. ![]() ![]() Go on then ![]() | |||
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"I find the offense that people take from other people being offended, offensive. There are so many dumb comments from people on this I thought we'd need another thread to store them all. I'll start by adding "You can't say nothing anymore". To the list of idiotic and utterly tiresome received wisdoms. Please respond with pretty much anything you can. As you can actually say pretty much what you like. ![]() Actually I find this post offensive. | |||
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"STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES, BUT WORDS WILL NEVER HURT ME! " Wow | |||
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"I find the offense that people take from other people being offended, offensive. There are so many dumb comments from people on this I thought we'd need another thread to store them all. I'll start by adding "You can't say nothing anymore". To the list of idiotic and utterly tiresome received wisdoms. Please respond with pretty much anything you can. As you can actually say pretty much what you like. ![]() ![]() She does this to me all the time...Mr | |||
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"Offense isn't given, it's taken. " That might be the dumbest thing I've ever read. Well done. ![]() | |||
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"Offense isn't given, it's taken." Are you saying that you cannot intentionally try and offend someone? Becouse of semantics? | |||
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"Offense isn't given, it's taken." It's almost as if that's a trite little sentence you've heard somewhere. Adopted it as your own way of "thinking". And just haven't really bothered to think about how stupid it is ever since. ![]() | |||
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"Offense isn't given, it's taken. Are you saying that you cannot intentionally try and offend someone? Becouse of semantics?" Intention is an attack, taking offence is a matter of the individuals constitution! | |||
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"Offense isn't given, it's taken. It's almost as if that's a trite little sentence you've heard somewhere. Adopted it as your own way of "thinking". And just haven't really bothered to think about how stupid it is ever since. ![]() You've really taken offence at that, haven't you! ![]() | |||
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"Offense isn't given, it's taken. It's almost as if that's a trite little sentence you've heard somewhere. Adopted it as your own way of "thinking". And just haven't really bothered to think about how stupid it is ever since. ![]() ![]() LOL. Yes, yes I did. Apologies if my offense taking has caused any offense. It was not my intention though so it's all fine. ![]() | |||
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"I,m offended by people who get offended by people just stating a conflicting opinion to the one the offended person stated. As the forum is for discussion and not for agreeing with everything someone else thinks XXX" You can't agree with everyone, you are bound to upset someone by what or how you say things. That's all part of being different, isn't it? | |||
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"Offense isn't given, it's taken. Are you saying that you cannot intentionally try and offend someone? Becouse of semantics?" Of course people try to be offensive. It could be argued that your multiple replies to my comment illustrate that point. Whether people are offended or not is a matter of personal decision and circumstance, surely? I'm not offended by your attempts to bait me. ![]() | |||
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"Whether people are offended or not is a matter of personal decision and circumstance, surely?" No. Nobody ‘chooses’ to be offended. It’s an involuntary reaction. | |||
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"Whether people are offended or not is a matter of personal decision and circumstance, surely? No. Nobody ‘chooses’ to be offended. It’s an involuntary reaction." Maybe I decided to ignore "stuff" and be less bothered by things I can't change. I realised a while ago that when I got offended by shite; the offender didn't revise their opinion. And no matter how deeply offended I was, nothing changed, nothing happened. So now I simply choose not to be offended. I'm taking control of my own emotions. I'm a lot happier now. ![]() | |||
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"The ‘white-knighting’ on this forum is almost exclusively by male posters that are ‘offended’ on behalf on any situation that highlights a difference between men and women." No. People stand up for each other all of the time. You’ve just got a special term for it for one specific situation. I’m not saying it doesn’t ever happen, but the term gets bandied about in here all the time. It’s almost impossible to show support without being accused of it. And nobody has ever said that women can’t stand up for themselves. I’d argue that every person I’ve seen on here can stand up for themselves. So, do we just stop showing support? No. As for the rest of your post, it’s just more nonsense. It’s again this utterly baseless notion that people ‘choose’ to be offended, and do so just because they disagree with something. It’s another attempted ‘get out of jail free’ card; if you don’t believe you’ve genuinely offended someone, you can feel better about the offensive thing you said. Nah. | |||
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"The ‘white-knighting’ on this forum is almost exclusively by male posters that are ‘offended’ on behalf on any situation that highlights a difference between men and women. No. People stand up for each other all of the time. You’ve just got a special term for it for one specific situation. I’m not saying it doesn’t ever happen, but the term gets bandied about in here all the time. It’s almost impossible to show support without being accused of it. And nobody has ever said that women can’t stand up for themselves. I’d argue that every person I’ve seen on here can stand up for themselves. So, do we just stop showing support? No. As for the rest of your post, it’s just more nonsense. It’s again this utterly baseless notion that people ‘choose’ to be offended, and do so just because they disagree with something. It’s another attempted ‘get out of jail free’ card; if you don’t believe you’ve genuinely offended someone, you can feel better about the offensive thing you said. Nah." I think "if you don’t believe you’ve genuinely offended someone, you can feel better about the offensive thing you said" is miss-interpreting what I said. And I think I've already addressed the point, but I'll say it again... Yes, people DO go out of their way to offend other people. However, it's MY choice whether to be offended by that or not. If I choose not to be offended it doesn't give those that set out to deliberately offend a free pass. I've never set out to offend anyone, and if I have I'm mortified and the first to apologise. You've put a real twist on what I actually said in your last paragraph. | |||
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"And to add to 'white knights' there's also 'virtue signalling', another catchphrase that gets used in lieu of any actual arguments... " You are forgetting about "literally Hitler" ![]() | |||
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"I wasn’t replying to you." This is why we use reply and quote. No offence intended. ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
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"People are cunts!" I’m sorry ![]() | |||
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"I wasn’t replying to you. This is why we use reply and quote. No offence intended. ![]() ![]() ![]() I did use reply and quote. I was replying to the person I quoted. | |||
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"People are cunts! I’m sorry ![]() No apology necessary ![]() | |||
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"I wasn’t replying to you. This is why we use reply and quote. No offence intended. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yup, so you did. My bad...... ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
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"Am I supposed to be offended or not? Do I need to wait until someone tells me its OK to be offended or can I make my own mind up? ![]() Is this a trick question? ![]() | |||
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"Am I supposed to be offended or not? Do I need to wait until someone tells me its OK to be offended or can I make my own mind up? ![]() ![]() LOL. No but it is tongue in cheek ![]() | |||
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"Am I supposed to be offended or not? Do I need to wait until someone tells me its OK to be offended or can I make my own mind up? ![]() ![]() ![]() I got that..... ![]() | |||
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"Am I supposed to be offended or not? Do I need to wait until someone tells me its OK to be offended or can I make my own mind up? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes but are you offended by it? ![]() | |||
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"Think some folks get offended if they can't fund something to be offended about. There should be a daily Offendability report on the Forums like the pollen count. "Today's Offendability Level is high. If you are easily offended please stay inside with the windows closed"" I think it's OK for people to feel offended by things as long as they don't expect me to always agree with their offence. | |||
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"Btw I love you op " Offend me you hairy bastard! | |||
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"Think some folks get offended if they can't fund something to be offended about." This attitude says more about the people who have it than the people they think they’re talking about. | |||
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"Btw I love you op Offend me you hairy bastard!" Pretty sure you are hairier than me ! According to the rumour though | |||
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"Am I supposed to be offended or not? Do I need to wait until someone tells me its OK to be offended or can I make my own mind up? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hell no. ![]() | |||
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"Btw I love you op Offend me you hairy bastard! Pretty sure you are hairier than me ! According to the rumour though " I knew you couldn't be that nice all the time. Yes, I am half Chupacabra. x | |||
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"Btw I love you op Offend me you hairy bastard! Pretty sure you are hairier than me ! According to the rumour though I knew you couldn't be that nice all the time. Yes, I am half Chupacabra. x" I still love you even if you were more than half | |||
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"Btw I love you op Offend me you hairy bastard! Pretty sure you are hairier than me ! According to the rumour though I knew you couldn't be that nice all the time. Yes, I am half Chupacabra. x I still love you even if you were more than half " You to me are everything. The sweetest song that I could sing, Oh bearded. Oh bearded. x | |||
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"Btw I love you op Offend me you hairy bastard! Pretty sure you are hairier than me ! According to the rumour though I knew you couldn't be that nice all the time. Yes, I am half Chupacabra. x I still love you even if you were more than half You to me are everything. The sweetest song that I could sing, Oh bearded. Oh bearded. x" You've really destroyed the point of this thread with your loveliness, you know that? Prick. | |||
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"Btw I love you op Offend me you hairy bastard! Pretty sure you are hairier than me ! According to the rumour though I knew you couldn't be that nice all the time. Yes, I am half Chupacabra. x I still love you even if you were more than half You to me are everything. The sweetest song that I could sing, Oh bearded. Oh bearded. x You've really destroyed the point of this thread with your loveliness, you know that? Prick." Love when you are getting angry with me !! Grrrrr | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. " Yawn | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Yawn" Not a thinking person then? | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Yawn Not a thinking person then?" People are siting on the edge of their seats waiting to be offended & when you tell them they say Yawn ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Yawn Not a thinking person then? People are siting on the edge of their seats waiting to be offended & when you tell them they say Yawn ![]() At least i didn't 'offend' her. ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Yawn Not a thinking person then? People are siting on the edge of their seats waiting to be offended & when you tell them they say Yawn ![]() ![]() Nope, just bored the tits off me ![]() | |||
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"Too much in my day to day life to annoy me or potentially offend me. On here I find muttering "fuck you ya fud" to be suffice." "Ya fud" that made me laugh out loud! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Yawn Not a thinking person then? People are siting on the edge of their seats waiting to be offended & when you tell them they say Yawn ![]() ![]() ![]() I care not ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Yawn Not a thinking person then? People are siting on the edge of their seats waiting to be offended & when you tell them they say Yawn ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s not like you said something interesting in return either ![]() | |||
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"Too much in my day to day life to annoy me or potentially offend me. On here I find muttering "fuck you ya fud" to be suffice. "Ya fud" that made me laugh out loud! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You've never came across a fud? You have not lived my son.... ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Yawn Not a thinking person then? People are siting on the edge of their seats waiting to be offended & when you tell them they say Yawn ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Neither did you, Bananaman. So by your logic we’re all as guilty as each other, aren’t we ![]() | |||
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"Too much in my day to day life to annoy me or potentially offend me. On here I find muttering "fuck you ya fud" to be suffice. "Ya fud" that made me laugh out loud! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I recall years ago maybe fud referring to a cunt. Is that it? ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. " Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Yawn Not a thinking person then? People are siting on the edge of their seats waiting to be offended & when you tell them they say Yawn ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Can Banana and I come and give you a pounding now that's out of the way? ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() Why would i care about your rant? Who are you anyway? ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Yawn Not a thinking person then? People are siting on the edge of their seats waiting to be offended & when you tell them they say Yawn ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I did actually, speak for yourself ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() He’s the well known f**ki** idiot ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ahhhh, in idiots circles i take it! ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Yawn Not a thinking person then? People are siting on the edge of their seats waiting to be offended & when you tell them they say Yawn ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Oh, I must have missed it | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yeah it’s an exclusive club, we can’t join in ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() People sonetimes read things to learn. It can mean avoiding posting the same trite nonsesnse over and over. Otherwise they get called boring idiots. I'm the OP since you asked. x | |||
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"Too much in my day to day life to annoy me or potentially offend me. On here I find muttering "fuck you ya fud" to be suffice. "Ya fud" that made me laugh out loud! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yep..... very well deduced...ya fuckin fud! ![]() ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What? Did you enquire with the membership secretary? | |||
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"Too much in my day to day life to annoy me or potentially offend me. On here I find muttering "fuck you ya fud" to be suffice. "Ya fud" that made me laugh out loud! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Stop! Too funny! ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() Not learning anything from you with spelling like that! ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() I am dyslexic. Only word I can really spell. ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Just broken your own record then. You should tell the family and....friends? ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Takes a big person to take the piss out of learning difficulties fair play ![]() | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions." What’s wrong with you? | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, if you fail the basic don’t be a dick test you can’t join ![]() | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. What’s wrong with you?" What’s wrong with you? | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You’d be straight in then, as you’re a dick every day ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Boooooo ![]() | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. What’s wrong with you? What’s wrong with you?" Echo.....echo.....echo.....echo.... | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Takes one to know one! Yeeeeoooo! ![]() | |||
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"Everybody and his dog is offended by something these days. It's a load of f*cking balls! No matter what is said to who at whatever time. If you are offended, you have allowed yourself to be offended. You control your feelings. So if you are offended, you have allowed it yourself. Others don't control your feelings. So take hold of yourself and start controlling yourself and your emotions. Choose not to be offended. You have that choice. Please see my earlier rant as to why you are a fucking idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Good to have a confirmation from the head of the club ![]() | |||
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"When I was younger I would take offence at anything derogatory that people said to or about me . I would often stick up for my mates if people were rude or insulted them too . Then I grew up and realised that my faux offence was a load of bollocks . People find it bloody hard to insult someone who doesn’t give a shit . That was forty odd years ago , and my life hasn’t been plagued by being offended since . So much better than allowing someone to enter my inner self with offending comments . Yes they can make the comments , but they don’t offend me ." Cool story bro ![]() | |||
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"I’m far too fat skinned to be offended. I can do faux offendedness if that’s ok?" Can't believe you are going to fake it. That's offensive!! ![]() | |||
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"When I was younger I would take offence at anything derogatory that people said to or about me . I would often stick up for my mates if people were rude or insulted them too . Then I grew up and realised that my faux offence was a load of bollocks . People find it bloody hard to insult someone who doesn’t give a shit . That was forty odd years ago , and my life hasn’t been plagued by being offended since . So much better than allowing someone to enter my inner self with offending comments . Yes they can make the comments , but they don’t offend me ." Would you say you are in control of those feelings then? | |||
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"I’m far too fat skinned to be offended. I can do faux offendedness if that’s ok? Can't believe you are going to fake it. That's offensive!! ![]() I’m offended!!!! Or am I........ | |||
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"If I say Bacon is overrated, people will be offended ![]() How very dare you it's the food of the gods ![]() | |||
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"When I was younger I would take offence at anything derogatory that people said to or about me . I would often stick up for my mates if people were rude or insulted them too . Then I grew up and realised that my faux offence was a load of bollocks . People find it bloody hard to insult someone who doesn’t give a shit . That was forty odd years ago , and my life hasn’t been plagued by being offended since . So much better than allowing someone to enter my inner self with offending comments . Yes they can make the comments , but they don’t offend me . Would you say you are in control of those feelings then?" Yep ![]() | |||
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"If I say Bacon is overrated, people will be offended ![]() ![]() It’s processed food ![]() | |||
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"If I say Bacon is overrated, people will be offended ![]() ![]() ![]() Ahhh... thought you were talking about Kevin! | |||
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"When I was younger I would take offence at anything derogatory that people said to or about me . I would often stick up for my mates if people were rude or insulted them too . Then I grew up and realised that my faux offence was a load of bollocks . People find it bloody hard to insult someone who doesn’t give a shit . That was forty odd years ago , and my life hasn’t been plagued by being offended since . So much better than allowing someone to enter my inner self with offending comments . Yes they can make the comments , but they don’t offend me . Would you say you are in control of those feelings then? Yep ![]() ![]() | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions." Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. | |||
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"If I say Bacon is overrated, people will be offended ![]() ![]() ![]() Now that I'll agree with ![]() | |||
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"If I say Bacon is overrated, people will be offended ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The bacon must be flying! | |||
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"I actually think it fashionable to be offended " It's certainly fadhionable to think it's fashionable to be offended. Somebody will always make the point that 'it's fashionable to be offended' in this debate. | |||
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"I find the offense that people take from other people being offended, offensive. There are so many dumb comments from people on this I thought we'd need another thread to store them all. I'll start by adding "You can't say nothing anymore". To the list of idiotic and utterly tiresome received wisdoms. Please respond with pretty much anything you can. As you can actually say pretty much what you like. ![]() I can. Look into the eyes. Not around the eyes. Look into the eyes. | |||
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"I find the offense that people take from other people being offended, offensive. There are so many dumb comments from people on this I thought we'd need another thread to store them all. I'll start by adding "You can't say nothing anymore". To the list of idiotic and utterly tiresome received wisdoms. Please respond with pretty much anything you can. As you can actually say pretty much what you like. ![]() That is complete nonse.......oh, i'm getting tired ![]() | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. " So if someone walks up to you and punches you, you'd carefully consider and decide whether or not to get angry about it? If a loved one tells you they're dying, you can control yourself so you don't get upset? | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. So if someone walks up to you and punches you, you'd carefully consider and decide whether or not to get angry about it? If a loved one tells you they're dying, you can control yourself so you don't get upset? " It's to do with taking offense. Not physical assault or accepting death of a loved one. | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. So if someone walks up to you and punches you, you'd carefully consider and decide whether or not to get angry about it? If a loved one tells you they're dying, you can control yourself so you don't get upset? It's to do with taking offense. Not physical assault or accepting death of a loved one. " ![]() | |||
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"Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. " Your emotions are involuntary responses. You don’t hear news of a loved one dying and think, “I’ll be sad about that.” You don’t sit on a night out with friends and think, “Of the range of emotional responses to this, I think I’ll pick ‘happy’.” You don’t see someone kissing that girl you liked and think, “Hmmm, I wonder if I’ll go for ‘enthusiastic’ or ‘jealous’.” Yes, you can pick what you do about that emotion you feel. You can choose whether to wallow in the sadness, build on the happiness, or challenge the jealousy. But you cannot choose your initial involuntary reaction to it. Even then, you do not simply ‘choose’ to change your emotion. You choose to take voluntary, conscious actions to which you know you will have the desired emotional response. And, again, none of that changes your initial emotional response. It’s a fairly glaring omission from a subject you have studied ‘extensively’. | |||
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"It's to do with taking offense. Not physical assault or accepting death of a loved one. " Being offended is an emotional response to external stimulae, exactly the same as the other examples. | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. So if someone walks up to you and punches you, you'd carefully consider and decide whether or not to get angry about it? If a loved one tells you they're dying, you can control yourself so you don't get upset? It's to do with taking offense. Not physical assault or accepting death of a loved one. " Look at what I was replying to, it generally helps to follow a conversation. But in any case,'taking offence' is a reaction to external events in exactly the same way. All people like you are doing is assuming that because you don't care about the offending event, no one else can or should. | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. So if someone walks up to you and punches you, you'd carefully consider and decide whether or not to get angry about it? If a loved one tells you they're dying, you can control yourself so you don't get upset? " You're confusing anger and a desire for retaliation with offense. Your confusing heartbreak with offense. | |||
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"It's to do with taking offense. Not physical assault or accepting death of a loved one. Being offended is an emotional response to external stimulae, exactly the same as the other examples." It's not exactly the same at all . If someone physically assaults me I don't see that the same as someone calling me a boss eyed short arse . Or a bald headed twat . A relative dying again is not offensive either. It's sad and that's not something to be offended by . | |||
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"It's to do with taking offense. Not physical assault or accepting death of a loved one. Being offended is an emotional response to external stimulae, exactly the same as the other examples. It's not exactly the same at all . If someone physically assaults me I don't see that the same as someone calling me a boss eyed short arse . Or a bald headed twat . A relative dying again is not offensive either. It's sad and that's not something to be offended by ." Are you bald? | |||
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"It's not exactly the same at all . If someone physically assaults me I don't see that the same as someone calling me a boss eyed short arse . Or a bald headed twat . A relative dying again is not offensive either. It's sad and that's not something to be offended by ." Oh, crikey, you really don’t get it at all, do you? Nobody is saying that a relative dying is offensive. I mean, you’re not even close to grasping this. | |||
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"Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. Your emotions are involuntary responses. You don’t hear news of a loved one dying and think, “I’ll be sad about that.” You don’t sit on a night out with friends and think, “Of the range of emotional responses to this, I think I’ll pick ‘happy’.” You don’t see someone kissing that girl you liked and think, “Hmmm, I wonder if I’ll go for ‘enthusiastic’ or ‘jealous’.” Yes, you can pick what you do about that emotion you feel. You can choose whether to wallow in the sadness, build on the happiness, or challenge the jealousy. But you cannot choose your initial involuntary reaction to it. Even then, you do not simply ‘choose’ to change your emotion. You choose to take voluntary, conscious actions to which you know you will have the desired emotional response. And, again, none of that changes your initial emotional response. It’s a fairly glaring omission from a subject you have studied ‘extensively’." You hit the nail on the head. "Yes, you can pick what you do about that emotion you feel." And then completely ignored it. You made my point really well. I'll choose to ignore your sarcasm and another attempt to bait me. | |||
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"It's to do with taking offense. Not physical assault or accepting death of a loved one. Being offended is an emotional response to external stimulae, exactly the same as the other examples. It's not exactly the same at all . If someone physically assaults me I don't see that the same as someone calling me a boss eyed short arse . Or a bald headed twat . A relative dying again is not offensive either. It's sad and that's not something to be offended by . Are you bald?" Someone called a four eyed bald headed wanker once. A friend asked how I put up with crap like that. My friend was deeply offended on my behalf. I said I am four eyed, I am bald and before I came out tonight I cracked one out. I could have been offended. But why get offended about a very accurate assessment. ![]() | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. So if someone walks up to you and punches you, you'd carefully consider and decide whether or not to get angry about it? If a loved one tells you they're dying, you can control yourself so you don't get upset? You're confusing anger and a desire for retaliation with offense. Your confusing heartbreak with offense." I'm not. You made a claim that emotions only come from within. You're wrong. | |||
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"You hit the nail on the head. "Yes, you can pick what you do about that emotion you feel." And then completely ignored it. You made my point really well. I'll choose to ignore your sarcasm and another attempt to bait me." I haven’t completely ignored it. I’ve pointed out why you’re still not choosing your emotional response. Do I take it that you concede, then, that nobody chooses to be offended, and that what you actually take issue with is people voicing that reaction? | |||
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" I could have been offended. But why get offended about a very accurate assessment. " I don't think you know what the word 'offended' means. You couldn't have 'chosen' to be offended. You couldn't have summoned up feelings of anger and resentment that didn't exist. | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. So if someone walks up to you and punches you, you'd carefully consider and decide whether or not to get angry about it? If a loved one tells you they're dying, you can control yourself so you don't get upset? You're confusing anger and a desire for retaliation with offense. Your confusing heartbreak with offense. I'm not. You made a claim that emotions only come from within. You're wrong. " I didn't claim that at all. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
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"You're confusing anger and a desire for retaliation with offense. Your confusing heartbreak with offense." Fuck me, here we go again. Why is it so hard for you to understand that we’re citing other examples of emotional responses, not ‘things which offend us’? I mean, relating to examples is a basic building block of conversation, and some of you are having remarkable difficulty with it. | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. So if someone walks up to you and punches you, you'd carefully consider and decide whether or not to get angry about it? If a loved one tells you they're dying, you can control yourself so you don't get upset? You're confusing anger and a desire for retaliation with offense. Your confusing heartbreak with offense. I'm not. You made a claim that emotions only come from within. You're wrong. I didn't claim that at all. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences?" If that's not what you meant, you should write more carefully. | |||
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"It's not exactly the same at all . If someone physically assaults me I don't see that the same as someone calling me a boss eyed short arse . Or a bald headed twat . A relative dying again is not offensive either. It's sad and that's not something to be offended by . Oh, crikey, you really don’t get it at all, do you? Nobody is saying that a relative dying is offensive. I mean, you’re not even close to grasping this." It's not me that's not getting it. The thread is about being offended . I didn't suggest a dying relative or a smack in the mouth were relative to the thread because they're not . | |||
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" I could have been offended. But why get offended about a very accurate assessment. I don't think you know what the word 'offended' means. You couldn't have 'chosen' to be offended. You couldn't have summoned up feelings of anger and resentment that didn't exist. " This whole topic is about taking offense. Of course I can choose whether I'm offended by something or not. They're my emotions, no one else's. | |||
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"You control your feelings. Congratulations on failing to have even a basic understanding of emotions. Who else but oneself controls ones emotions? Who else controls how one reacts to outside influences? I'm genuinely interested in your take on this, it's an area I've studied extensively. So if someone walks up to you and punches you, you'd carefully consider and decide whether or not to get angry about it? If a loved one tells you they're dying, you can control yourself so you don't get upset? It's to do with taking offense. Not physical assault or accepting death of a loved one. Look at what I was replying to, it generally helps to follow a conversation. But in any case,'taking offence' is a reaction to external events in exactly the same way. All people like you are doing is assuming that because you don't care about the offending event, no one else can or should. " You look back. It was my conversation ![]() ![]() | |||
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"It's not me that's not getting it. The thread is about being offended . I didn't suggest a dying relative or a smack in the mouth were relative to the thread because they're not . " I can’t believe I’m having to spell this out. Yes, the thread is about offence. Being offended is an emotional response to an external event. Some of us listed different emotional responses to different external events to illustrate our point. Nobody, not one person, is saying that a relative dying is something that you would be offended by. . "This whole topic is about taking offense. Of course I can choose whether I'm offended by something or not. They're my emotions, no one else's. " And in saying that, all you have done is proven that you don’t know the first thing about a subject you claim to have studied ‘extensively’. Emotions are involuntary responses to external stimulae. That’s not up for debate. It’s just a fact. | |||
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