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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
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If you try not to offend people then you are bowing to the pressure of the political correctness police.
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I think this statement is much too generalized. I try not to offend people. I almost never offend someone on purpose. Sometimes it's just a matter of being considerate, rather than being intimidated by what is "supposed" to be correct. But I also try just as hard not to be offended.
If I think that a person is being unreasonably oversensitive, then I may say that we just have to agree to disagree and I'm sorry you're offended. If I knew someone who was genuinely offended at being called a lady, I would not say it around them. But I would also probably try to discuss it with them and convince them that there's no reason to be offended.