Feel free to be offended

[Qwertman]

All in all this is a topic of offense. I take offense to this or that, you know? So in conclusion I'd like to share a brilliant forum post I found a long time ago on the SMF website:

I thought this would be best off in a new thread.

"Feel free to be offended as everyone has that right to be offended by something. But if everyone erased everything that offends them in this world, there would be nothing left to erase and no one left to erase it.

Some guidelines for life:
Whining is not socially acceptable behavior, even for 2-year olds.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion... regardless of how stupid it is.
Everyone is entitled to be offended by anyone else's opinion.
Everyone have as much right to their own opinion as everyone else does to be offended by that opinion.
Everyone has as much right to act like as asshole as everyone else does to treat them like an asshole.
Everyone is entitled to an equal opportunity to say things that make them look stupid and/or ignorant.
(there is a difference)
You don't need to agree with everyone... not everyone will agree with you.
You don't need to like everyone... not everyone will like you.
The fact that you may feel really, really strongly about your religion/politics/country/pet/etc does not make your opinion of said topic any more right or important than anyone else's.
Whining is not socially acceptable behavior, even for 2-year olds.

I hope this will help us all co-exist here.

-Jack"

[Dashe]

Ignore that bit about acting like an asshole and treating people like assholes. This is a direct violation of what's now Major Infraction #2 (formerly Major Infraction #3).