What sort of life is that? That would mean I wouldn’t be able to do literally anything but breathe. This is impossible. The things I personally get offended over would spoil a lot of people’s fun, like alcohol etc. . Do I do anything about it? No, because I realize I can’t police people from doing things I don’t like.
If you really think being offended over alcohol and over race are equivalent…I don’t even know what to do with that.
You’re twisting my words, you said if anyone is offended over anything, then they should stop. You were the one making all offense equivalent, and I was pointing that out.
I said if anyone is offended over something reasonable. Being offended because I ate some burnt crust is not reasonable, nor is it reasonable to be offended because I drank a glass of wine.
Who decides what is reasonable and what is not?
It’s a fair question. But a nursery rhyme that has racist origins clearly seems more racist than a Pinot Noir.
Racist origins that were and are to some extant largely unknown. Until yesterday, I had no idea of any racial connection the the rhyme in question. It should also be considered that the racist origins probably had nothing to do with its use in the Walking Dead. The makers of the Walking Dead probably had no idea of the racist connection when they decided to use the phrase.
Ok but we learn and we change our behavior. Or we stamp our foot and say gosh darn it I have the right to be offensive and too bad if you don’t like it! Which one is more empathetic?