What's the most offensive thing you've experienced?

I'm fairly certain that there are those who think the worst case scenario about everything in pretty much every country in the world. So the US isn't alone about having scared moms wandering about.

And I do tend to chuckle a little at the event now that it's been some months since it occurred.

@comp_atkins: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.

It's the truth.... how pathetic of a person do you have to be to be offended by words?

i generally agree.. i just needed a chuckle at the tuff-guy approach you took to stating your point :)

Pickles on a pancake. What sort of maniac would enjoy such a thing.

Don't you Americans just love pickles?

I don't care why people called the cops, if it ends in a bad situation then I'm against it. I don't think the person who called the cops on Tamir Rice did it specifically because he was black, but it still resulted in a child getting gunned down. Police rarely de-escalate a situation, and I personally will not call them unless it's absolutely necessary. People need to learn to talk to other people rather than just jumping to conclusions and going straight to the police.

This right here is what people mean by entitlement mentality. You want to have conversations about Ariel not being black, but black people want to see people like themselves onscreen without it turning into an enormous controversy. "Conversation" for them is often a way of just shutting down their viewpoint and ensuring the change they want to see never happens. If all you want is a conversation then how about we just make all movie characters black and we can have a conversation about it afterwards? It's never just about the "conversation." This is to say nothing of the toxic hate campaigns that are more frequently being directed at people who represent minorities onscreen. If you really want space for conversation, then you should be concerned about the internet mobs that are doxxing, threatening, and harassing public figures for their race and gender. Open conversation requires people to feel safe, and right now a lot of the people you disagree with don't.

You can say what you want about progressive culture and whether or not you personally find it oppressive, but we're not Nazis. Nazism is a very specific ideology associated with authoritarianism, traditionalism, and the vilification of outgroups (typically racial and sexual minorities). We're not putting people in cages, we're not separating families, we're not accusing minorities of undermining the country, and we're not trying to force a traditionalist view of the country on other people, ergo we're not Nazis. It's also relevant to note that you're upset about what private citizens say on the internet, whereas we're upset about what conservatives are doing with the power of government. Kinda hard to argue that we're the fourth reich when what you're really upset at has absolutely nothing to do with abuse of government power.

What are your thoughts on hate speech? That is a topic that the left pushes that I tend to think doesn't exist.

@theone86: Ever had a gun pointed at you after trying to give someone the benefit of the doubt because you didn’t want to be “that guy” and call the cops when you thought someone was acting suspicious?

You’ve already shown in previous posts that you are anti-police, so I already know that you’re going to automatically assume the worst.

I'm not anti-police, I have a healthy skepticism of them and make an effort to point out corruption and misconduct. That you would call me anti-police for trying to get them to behave ethically shows how morally bankrupt your position is.

If someone's sticking a gun in my face I'll call the cops, short of that they can stay where they are and eat another donut or twelve. I've seen people call the police for people acting "suspiciously" many times, I've never actually witnessed it be an actual crime. I'm quite comfortable never calling the cops knowing that whatever I'm suspicious about is probably nothing, and that calling them could result in a kid getting gunned down for playing with a toy gun.

If someone is sticking a gun in your face it's too late to call the police at that point unless you want to risk them pulling the trigger while you are trying to dial.

Your life experiences may vary from others. I've been the victim of crimes to include having a gun pointed at me after a suspicious car drove by me twice before pulling over the third time with a person getting out of the back seat to rob myself and my buddy walking with me.

And your "eat a donut or twelve" comment kind of shows what you think of the police even if you claim you aren't anti-police. Not offended in the slightest, just laughing at you trying to claim otherwise. I know some cops are corrupt too, my uncle tried to sue the NYPD back in the 90s after they beat the crap out of him, although he was unsuccessful. It doesn't mean they all are.

You're right, I don't think much of people who respond to anti-corruption measures with cries about persecution. If you had even a semblance of an argument you'd respond to my actual claims of police misconduct rather than attack my character, but you don't. Calling the police is far more likely to escalate a situation rather than de-escalate it, plenty of studies show that. If you want me to be okay with calling the police then maybe you should work to reform them so that isn't the case. When I think that calling them isn't likely to result in a kid playing with a toy getting gunned down then I'll call them.

I had the cops called on me for sitting in my car. I was waiting for my friend to get back from work so we could drive to the airport together. Was parked on public street and was using my iphone in car. Police woman knocked on my window. Said someone was concerned about strange male. Asked for my ID, went back to her police cruiser and must have run some kind of check. Not sure what my rights were, but I just did what she asked.

I bet the police woman did that on purpose. She saw you and said hm, why not? The thing is she didn't do anything that invasive so she was able to get away from it.

You mean this year? What do you mean, offensive?

I've had a knife held to my throat by a hooligan who wanted to know whether I supported their favourite sports team. I didn't know their favourite team because I don't watch sports. Been chased by two other people with knives on separate occasions, one of which was in a house I couldn't easily get out of, and the other was with two dudes who wanted to take me someplace near a highway where people couldn't hear me. I've had a police officer hit my sister in her face for no reason that I know of, which upset me. I don't know if that's the same as being offended. My sister wasn't sure she wanted me to go to the funeral of my uncle with me because she didn't want to have to 'keep an eye on me' (I'm insecure) which kinda stung? Meanwhile I am being stalked by someone who I thought stopped stalking me years ago. Might even be reading this right now, taking notes. Received some threats by people online who disagree with me, is always fun. The risk, not so much. Someone tried to scam me out of an order I placed online. Someone tried to accuse me of my bike somehow magically cutting his bike's breaks because of the way I parked it and wanted my money to make up for it. I've had a thief who acted like a friend for close to a year try to frame me for attempted theft where I used to work. Someone burned down our car for no obvious reason. Etc.

Is any of that special? No, I doubt it. Where I live it's relatively safe. Low crime rates. Way lower than any city in the USA. I'm convinced that basically everybody experiences some stuff like this. Maybe not exactly these things, but things kinda like this. I just wanted to put being offended by something like an online video or post into perspective a little. Being offended about something typically isn't very significant. Unless you live a pampered or sheltered life it's unlikely that being offended by someone's words or depictions is one of the greater tragedies of your life when it comes to human interaction. It's rarely life threatening. I'd say it's rarely ever worth mentioning. So it's tough to take being offended seriously. And while I want to be nice to people I certainly wouldn't give up my rights or tamper with people's ability to explore the truth to avoid the unavoidable, that you might offend someone.

I guess the most 'offensive' thing in general, was people accusing me of things I'd never do. Which seems to be in line with some of the posts here. As someone who is trying (like almost everyone else I bet) to figure out how to live life the right way, it really sucks when people assume the worst of you. Accusing me of something really brings out my toxic side and it's a good way to go if you want to watch your house burn down. I also can't stand people who get angry at me. It offends me, it means they can't understand me, and they rapidly lose all meaning to me.

Hard to pick between two.

2010 we had a white Christmas, first one I can remember. My sister lived just down the road from a public park so while I was there I took my nieces to the park to play in the snow. As I was fixing the mittens on the oldest some lady came up and said "Is this your daddy?" My niece shook her head no, and the lady asked "do you know this man?"

I got nose-to-nose with the woman and said "I'm her uncle, **** off." She called the cops. :-\

1997 I was in college near Atlanta, Ga. A black female friend of mine who was on my study team asked if I'd walk her home. Sure. It was late Wednesday and as we walked down the sidewalk we passed a church that was letting out. Some lady (different lady) came up and said "it ain't right for you two to be together. God separated the races for a reason."

I horked a big loogie and spit on her shoe. We left her shouting and cursing beside the sidewalk.

Assholes.

I have been called every disparaging term for Jewish people at construction sites.

I had my closest friend kicked and villified from a discord community because she rejected someone's New Age crap, that one of the leaders was really into. I left with her, because I have no interest in being part in a community like that.

Probably litter.

I wish I could respond like you did. I had a similar thing happen to me (niece and nephew at park, sister and brother in law absent) and I was polite about it. I Sort of have to be, I am a big guy.

And good on you for spitting on that old lady's shoe; just because she is old doesn't mean you have to let her get away with shit like that.

I'm a big guy, too, which is why I have the confidence to do shit like that: I just straighten up and tower over everyone and act intimidating: step forward just enough to enter their personal space. If they step back, step forward again.

Little things like that can allow you to maintain absolute control of a situation.