Most of the time when someone feels offended is because what has been said is true right??

Question

I'm almost sure it's true. Although not completely.

Answer 1

It may be, in a way people get offended when you tell them something they need to know that they don't want to know.
Most people get offended when you tell them something true, they got hurt. Because truth hurts. But like what i've said, they need to know the truth even if they don't want to.

And it also has something to do in the way you say it. There are a lot of ways to say a sentence, and it really makes a big difference.

Answer 2

Not all the time, I can't say you can generalize why people feel offended about a subject.

I think it is because they have very different views on the subject, and may feel that certain things are just moraly wrong, or have no place there. For example why do we need to know the sexual preference or choice of actors? We do not choose to follow their work on this account but on whether or not they are good artists.

Some people are easily offended while others would need to be hit with a brick before anythng fazes them. So this is why I say you cannot generalize feelings, they just are and it does not mean that you or the statement is right, or give proof to an argument, it means they do not agree. Peace.

Answer 3

This is a difficult question. I would say that when someone feels offended, it is often because what has been said was intended to be hurtful - regardless of its truth or lack thereof.

On the other hand, it is also very common for someone to be offended when someone points out a fault or failing of theirs.

I guess my answer is that it is common, but not necessarily happening more often than not.

Answer 4

NO! People are offended because they are immature, so they choose to be offended in order to establish a victim status. Whether something's true or not, people make a decision to be offended. We have the power of choice, so we should use this power wisely and constructively. Offended? Grow up!

Answer 5

I would say so. Being offended is a defensive position that people take when they are confronted with pure, unadulterated truth. They use it like a shield and try to deflect it back on you.
Although there are more tactful ways to bring the truth to someone without them being offended, most people are not that careful.

Answer 6

No, I wouldn't agree.
I feel offended if someone calls me a "child molester" or an "AIDS carrier". Wouldn't you? It doesn't make it true, though.

If someone points out a fault in me that I do know to be true, I might feel hurt, or embarrassed, or ashamed, but not offended.

I am offended by anything that is aimed spitefully or maliciously at me or anyone else, and intended to do nothing except hurt.

Answer 7

Well, I often get offended when I am accused of something that I find outlandish. I don't like it when friends and family show their ignorance of me and my philosophies. So it's not always about offending someone with the truth.

Also, people get upset when you say something that they *fear* to be true. For instance, an anorexic person who is called fat will get upset. The person *isn't* fat, but will *think* of himself or herself as fat.

And yes, the truth hurts, as Rafiki says in "The Lion King".

Answer 8

No.
I get offended when female refers to me as "honey" or "sweetie" right out of the gate.
Like woman that works at the BK.
Or the manager of the U-Haul I once worked in.

I also get offended when, two minutes after meeting a person, they come up with a nickname,
If somebody introduces themselves as "Frank" I call them "Frank" ...not Frankie....or Frankenstein...or Frankincense.

Or when the honey baby sweetie poo woman at the BK offers me the senior menu price.
(I'll let you know when I am a senior citizen...about 15 years from now).

Quick overfamiliarity I find offensive.

Answer 9

The first answerer was correct, many people DO take things too personally. This behaviour is taught to us by our parents. And it is said that racism is a learned response...but I digress. I believe your opinion comes from a Chinese/Japanese saying (perhaps Confucius?) that says>>>He cannot insult you who accuses you of the impossible<<<

Answer 10

I would say no. I think most people are offended when someone else assumes something about them that the offender has absolutely no basis for assuming.