Quote Originally Posted by Rowan View Post
Also, is lack of empathy really such a bad thing? Do people honestly need to be coddled when they fall over and hurt their leg? or get called a name? Geeze, give me a break.
Uh, yeah? That is borderline psychopathic. Just because a person isn't the target of a slur doesn't mean they don't have the right to be offended by it. Especially when that person has a certain privilege which, instead of turning a blind eye, could use that privilege to stand up for those who can't, because unfortunately there are people who are ignored (or in this case attacked) due to their gender, race, etc. Are you so devoid of empathy that, not only are you content to watch that happen to others and not care, but also that you would actively complain about others being offended about something that is actually derogatory? Your logic is like, hey, my house isn't on fire so the world doesn't need fire extinguishers. And then when someone's house actually is on fire you're like, whatever, mine's fine. And then someone tries to help said person put out the fire, and you're like, "oh my god, do you all need to be coddled? Do you really need to actually go so far as calling the fire department? Geeze, gimme a break."

You are literally offended by other people being offended??