So, you've just bought some funny t-shirts from somewhere on the Interweb. Congratulations on your new purchase! You're now ready to wear your new clothes out into the world and brighten the day of all you encounter with cheerful laughs and good times for all. You put on one of your new funny t-shirts and go to the Farmer's Market, where you plan on buying some delicious tomatoes.
Well, things are not going quite like you planned. You have succeeded in your mission of making it to the vegetable stand, but things have taken a turn for the worse. Just when you think people are about to start crowding around you, asking where you buy your funny t-shirts someone gets mad. You notice people are looking at your shirt in disgust. Control of the situation has spiraled away from you. They have grabbed their pitchforks and lit their torches. All is lost but why did they get so mad at you?
I can tell you what your problem is right now. Your taste in funny t-shirts may be great, but the problem is that you are part of a generation of people who have been completely desensitized to offensive material. You have spent so much of your younger years online, that there is nothing new under the sun that you have not seen. Car crashes, shoot-outs, nakedness, and cursing are how you spend your lazy down time. It's no wonder that you've become so blind to what is "offensive" and what is not.
You may not realize it due to your jaded nature, but your funny t-shirts could very well be offensive. If you are too jaded to figure it out, you need to look carefully at your shirts and run through a mental checklist of offensive material to make certain your shirts are safe to wear out in the real world. You also need to understand that some things that seem hilarious on a computer, may not be so funny to everyone else. Just make sure that your shirt isn't about anything sexual, offensive words, religious, or political statements. Simple, right?
Where do you stand on this issue? Do you feel that the Freedom of Expression is more important than the grief of one woman who may be angered at your abortion humor? Should you have the chance to say whatever you want, no matter what kind of damage is may do in a social situation. I've always felt that the old adage, "First, do no harm." to be a good thing. Is there even a right answer to the question of what is "too" offensive? I suppose the only way to find out is to wear your funny t-shirts and see what happens.
Well, things are not going quite like you planned. You have succeeded in your mission of making it to the vegetable stand, but things have taken a turn for the worse. Just when you think people are about to start crowding around you, asking where you buy your funny t-shirts someone gets mad. You notice people are looking at your shirt in disgust. Control of the situation has spiraled away from you. They have grabbed their pitchforks and lit their torches. All is lost but why did they get so mad at you?
I can tell you what your problem is right now. Your taste in funny t-shirts may be great, but the problem is that you are part of a generation of people who have been completely desensitized to offensive material. You have spent so much of your younger years online, that there is nothing new under the sun that you have not seen. Car crashes, shoot-outs, nakedness, and cursing are how you spend your lazy down time. It's no wonder that you've become so blind to what is "offensive" and what is not.
You may not realize it due to your jaded nature, but your funny t-shirts could very well be offensive. If you are too jaded to figure it out, you need to look carefully at your shirts and run through a mental checklist of offensive material to make certain your shirts are safe to wear out in the real world. You also need to understand that some things that seem hilarious on a computer, may not be so funny to everyone else. Just make sure that your shirt isn't about anything sexual, offensive words, religious, or political statements. Simple, right?
Where do you stand on this issue? Do you feel that the Freedom of Expression is more important than the grief of one woman who may be angered at your abortion humor? Should you have the chance to say whatever you want, no matter what kind of damage is may do in a social situation. I've always felt that the old adage, "First, do no harm." to be a good thing. Is there even a right answer to the question of what is "too" offensive? I suppose the only way to find out is to wear your funny t-shirts and see what happens.
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