They should shut up about being offended.
“It’s now very common to hear people say, ‘I’m rather offended by that.’ As if that gives them certain rights. It’s actually nothing more… than a whine. ‘I find that offensive.’ It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. ‘I am offended by that.’ Well, so ■■■■■■■ what."
[I saw hate in a graveyard – Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]”
Oh. Well then.
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
[puts on thinking cap]
Get off your high horse. No one is as offended here as you are. You’re swearing and telling people to shut up. Calm down.
Funny how people telepathically seem to know what’s going on in my mind. I was neither offended by anything here, nor complaining that I was. I was complaining about people complaining about being offended.
If people don’t speak up about offensive things, then those saying offensive things will never learn
Thanks mods for letting deep chats to happen…well done 
You can resolve differences about offensive things without complaining that you’re offended. I don’t see how complaining about being offended helps in any way, other than perhaps shutting up your opponent, but that’s a roundabout way to do censorship.
So basically, you’re offended by people being offended.
No. There’s a difference between being offended and being disgusted about people complaining about being offended. I am disgusted.
I like turtles
Hides around corner waiting for the forum to crash
Is that turtle using fart power?
Shhhh that his secret weapon
I read that as ‘fart powder’! Thought - I gotta get me some of that stuff lol
No offense Treebeard but I think you were extremely unfair to @anon51377248
It would’ve been much simpler to say “what do you mean by try being gay” instead of asserting that you were being persecuted.
Some people are bisexual. I know, some people don’t believe that, but it’s true. Women get to say they’re bisexual all the time and it’s sexy, but if a man says it, that just means he’s gay to most women. So lots of us are just gonna keep it to ourselves. Anyway, if you’re straight and are considering being gay, you might just be bi.
No offense, but you’re one of the last people I would listen to about LGBT issues.
It was offensive, we talked about it, we resolved our differences. No one felt persecuted, so please don’t try to make this into another anti-LGBT thing.
I honestly think it’s wise to lock this thread before letting it turn into an anti-LGBT thread…