[Loughla]

What you're doing is translating your experience to the human experience. With 7,000,000,000 of us, there's more than a fair chance that someone else's experience is different than yours.

Put simply, (but not meant as an insult) you're not thinking about anyone but yourself.

[theseatoms]

Yes, I realize that there are all sorts of human experiences that I've never, and will never, have. I'm simply asking if anyone else here has truly been offended by something they read on the internet. Because the concept is completely foreign to me.

And yes, I see the potential for irony- that I'm on my soapbox, much like someone who is offended might be. But I'm not offended by anything that's been said. I'm not against criticism or disagreement or reasoned arguments. I'm just frustrated by the chilling effects that the prevailing cultural climate, which is humorless, politically-correct, and context-free, has had and will continue to have on public discourse.