Quote Originally Posted by Croesy Blue View Post
I respectfully disagree that that's the only issue, I think people who have rightly been castigated for intolerant views like to hide being the facade of "people are offended by everything" and we shouldn't let this get used this way.

There has always been faux outrage, the book "so you've been publically shamed" by Jon Ronson is a good example of how cancel culture can be overblown.

But I find this is used as an excuse by the alt right to moan about being rightly called out. If someone has intolerant views they should be shouted down, it's not to do with people being offended it's about standing up for the rights of other human beings.
As I said to Eric, your response is symptomatic of the problem. You just cannot countenance that someone disagrees with you and you feel you have to point out theirs purported failings.

If someone is offended, so what? What does it actually mean - do they develop brain cancer as a result? no, they've let words affect them. Words. If you need to grab your breathe or have a sit down after someone has referred to you in a pejorative manner, then the issue really is with you.

I'll tell you what hurts - a kick in the bollocks, watching a loved one die, having inoperable cancer. They hurt but words themselves do not. you give words whatever meaning you want and you can choose to be affected by them, or you can choose to give them the merit they deserve.

If you're easily offended then the issue is with you, and not everyone else.