There are too many people being offended. Matt walsh is correct people need to understand the meaning behind words. People are being offended by things that aren't meant to offend.
People are too sensitive words wise. There are people who like to joke around and go to another level with their jokes that could be offensive. There are also people who like to joke to lighten up the mood which could offend without knowing it, but it doesn't mean any one should be offended.
A woman carrying a heavy box could take offense if a man comes up to her and tells her he'll take it, the woman would insinuate the man doesn't believe she can carry it. If the woman would be offended she would see of the man as a hypocrite, when in reality he was trying to be a gentleman by helping her out. It can be true that women in particular can be more offended then men, even though men do get offended too.
In matt walsh's blog "I'm sorry but it's your fault if you're offended all the time" he argues that our society is the most whiney, sensitive people to exist because of how easily we are offended, he says nobody has ever been so offended as we are. He also argues that if it wasn't intended to offend you, then you shouldn't be offended, it really is true because we sometimes take things to seriously or in the wrong way.
Nowadays it's all about the who said what but the one thing we don't think about is the why they said it. If someone tells you "you look nice today" that is a compliment we should be taking but the only thing we think about is "you're saying i didn't look nice yesterday. What we dont think about is why he said that, there could be many reasons, but really none of which were meant to offend.
Rosa, I wonder how you can take a stronger position and support it with your own thinking more than that of the author of the article. You begin to show your thinking with the example of the woman carrying the box, but we need more of your voice. Your position is the one we want to read. 3
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