Is society so easily offended by being offended around the offense of the offender?... OH GODS!!

[Brian Tams]

Rather than the idea of responding to offense being the problem, I prefer to think that people's inability to understand word context (or situational context) to be a bigger problem with humanity.

Let me relate this to gaming with two examples.

1. PETA offended by whaling in AssCreed IV
As part of keeping to the time period, the AssCreed devs added whale hunting as a way to make money. PETA flipped their lid, saying that whales were an endangered species blahblahblahblah.
The context of the whaling was strictly historical, yet PETA was still offended by it because OMG WHALES ARE ENDANGERED AND YOU ARE KILLING DIGITAL WHALES RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA- It's very ridiculous.

2. People taking offense to the game titled Whore of the Orient
Again, something that contextually has historical meaning, people (I think it was someone within the Australian Government...?) didn't like it because they felt it was a slur against asians (or something). Again, the context is completely missed/ignored, and we are left with a stupid situation.

If people would just fucking stop for a minute, and look at the context that something is used, then we wouldn't waste so much of our energy making mountains out of mole hills. We'd also have easier times distinguishing things that are truly malicious in nature, to someone making an honest mistake (like tizzy's misuse of the word "tranny").

 

[JagermanXcell]

I was also called both a sub hater and a racist because I didn't like Goku's Japanese voice and preferred the English dub (I know, how dare I)

People try to defend Goku's Japanese VA in general?! Oh god...

OT:
Entitlement has gone out of control nowadays, simply being offended somehow gives people a reason to shout unnecessary death threats, or scream "racism/sexism because I said so!!! waaaaaah! agree with me brethren!"
I posted some hwere (Facebook if I can recall) how I didn't want to get GTAV, not because it was a bad game I even mentioned how I did find it a lot of fun playing it at a friends, but because I didn't want any involvement with the fan base behind the game. So it was a no sale for me.
Suddenly I was attacked by the obligatory "GUUUH YOU JUST HATE GTAV GUH BACK TU COD!!!" or my favorite "You dunt own it so u cant have un opiniun yu HATEEEERRR!!!"
(Luckily me and my friends came in and shut a few of them up... fun times)

In other words you people who get offended by harmless posts on the magical wonder that is the internet, or by dark comedy, or just by simple different views on things, and want others so desperately to agree with you just to boost your own little ego...

Oh well, might as well take advantage of theses harsh times. I'm just gonna sit back and laugh at these psychos, maybe point out that their insanity is showing once in awhile.

EDIT: Anyone know how to get my video on the 1:16 mark... and not get the "An error has occurred" message when the play button is hit?

 

[Stu35]

Man, I wish I could post that "Steven Hughes offended" video, I will be quoting/referencing it though.

That is my go to reference whenever the subject of people taking offence comes up. Also, Steve Hughes is fucking hilarious.

Stephen Fry also weighs in quite well on the subject. I'm too lazy to go find it, but if you Youtube "Stephen Fry Offended" then I'm sure it'll pop up.



Genuinely, it pisses me off that so many people think their being offended is something that the rest of us should care about. It offends me, in fact. SO EVERYBODY CARE ABOUT IT FOR FUCKS SAKE!

 

[zxvcasdfqwerzxcv]

I think it's perfectly acceptable for people to be offended by whatever offends their poor little minds.
I think it's perfectly unacceptable that these people should think that anyone else should give a shit about their offence. If you're going to be offended, then either do something about it, or dwell on it in private. Don't just utter it as if the universe should correct things for you.