Offending the offendable.

"People are quick to confuse their right to be offended with others’ right to offend.

Firstly, people nowadays act like it's a sin to dislike somebody. Like you're in the wrong for thinking someone is a cunt. The thing is though, if you want to dislike somebody for *any reason whatsoever* then that’s your prerogative.

If you don’t like somebody because they smell funny, that’s your prerogative. If you don’t like somebody because they're gay, that's your prerogative. If you don’t like somebody because of their colour, that's your prerogative. Doesn't matter if others agree with it or not; it is your right whether morally or lawfully accepted to think whatever it is you want to think... Basically, it’s okay, and for all intents and purposes, normal to be a complete dick in the privacy of your own head. However, expression of said prerogative isn’t as simple as that.

Any simpleton can be offensive but to be admiringly offensive is an art form. It’s a conversational dimension that is often underappreciated as a skill in today’s society. This is because of the ever-growing problem of self-importance people wrongfully acquire over years of being painfully stupid and excruciatingly unaware of their place. As a result people are quick to confuse their right to be offended with others’ right to offend. This had lead to filters over acceptance; sensitivity over desensitisation and notoriety over rejection. All of which is a massive blow of hopelessness to the balls of progression in social integration and understanding. In layman’s terms, there are too many over talkers, under thinking.

Instances of offense can rise from anywhere. Nearly anything you say or do on a daily basis is offensive to someone, somewhere, somehow. But so what? It’s gotten to a point where people are afraid to say what they think in case it offends. A crucial part of freedom [that thing people keep preaching yet refuse to practice] is your right to say what you think because you think it. People are both impertinent and meek at the same time. Yes, you’re offended, no, that doesn’t give you any special privileges – don’t be so arrogant as to think your feelings from the subject are more important than their feelings on the subject.

Remember this though: to discount somebody’s opinion because it conflicts with yours is perfectly acceptable as conviction shows strong character. In addition, accepting they have an opinion despite your feelings towards it shows good character. On the other hand getting offended by their opinion, claiming it’s meaningless and insulting them shows no character and as a result offenders of this lesser known cardinal sin should be tied to the back of a horse and dragged through the streets bareback – but that’s just my opinion.

And finally: it's so hard to hold back sometimes when faced with an unreasonable amount of stupid. This is especially true when that stupid teams up with an equally stupid partner and as a result reinforces said stupid within itself creating one big ball of stupid. But you have to realise that it's an unrealistic expectation to assume you can correct all of nature's little fuck ups.

I just hope that one day we can all live in a society where we can hate freely and not be judged for it.

-P