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Old 10-15-2013, 11:23 PM   #196 (permalink)
Cuthbert
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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio View Post
In general, I find just about any joke to be funny. I have a sense of humor, and I'm not a self-righteous, sheltered, 21st century ******* who wants everything to be PC. I am a lesbian and had a hard time coming out, but gay jokes don't faze me. I'm also not wealthy, and I'm single in my mid-twenties; jokes about the ****tiness of the situation do not offend me.

The problem I've been seeing is that people are taking offense to things which are not meant personally, taking a self-righteous tack when something isn't even directed to or at them.
Agreed, this is otherwise known as 'Scouse syndrome'. right-track can confirm.

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Originally Posted by Junkyard Donner View Post
It was a stranger at the bar and I'm a rape victim. I was offended. Am I weak?
Why get offended if it's not personal? This bloke was a nobody to you.
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