2007-01-03 02:13:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I dont know. You would be surprised how the slightest little remark will set off a *** or a speck.
2007-01-03 02:16:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because it strikes a personal nerve with those individuals. Surely there must be SOMETHING that you feel passionate about (or just simply have an opinion of), that when confronted in a grossly objective manner of the subject, that you could get offended by. Racial questions/remarks may not have an effect on you at all - it doesn't matter to you. But let's say you own some piece of crap, beater car that you've been working on for years trying to restore. Some friend comes along and says "Man what a piece of sh*t." You might take offense to it because of the blood, sweat, and tears you've put into the thing. It's important to YOU, but is WAY off the "importance scale" in another person's life. This might be a stupid example, I know, but hopefully you get the point. Racism is a sensitive subject for many... duh. But so is pro choice/pro life and guns and so on. Some care, some don't. Those that care will be offended by strongly opposing or derogatory views.
2007-01-03 10:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by gabound75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are people so easily offended by racial questions or remarks?
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It is because of our ego and inability to tolerate other people. We want to be forgiven, but we do not want to forgive. For example, a short remark involving race will spark a fight between two groups. That is how bad the situation is now.
We, most of us, think that we are the best. We think that our groups are the 'highest' and we literally close our eyes to other groups in the world.
Hence, when someone says something unpleasant about our group, we will be easily infuriated by their remarks. We will then begin a conflict which can lead to a 'war'.
To make matters worse, we cannot forgive them. We cannot understand that violence cannot solve anything. We forget the saing, "He who starts the fight does not win; he who stays calm is the winner" We often has the perception that be "gallant, "fierce" is the requirements of a being. But that's not it.
To overcome this problem, we have to be educated on other people's cultures and traditions, so that whatever remarks we made will not offend them and we have to learn to forgive.
(Be kind to others,
Cultivate good deeds,
Speak plesant things,
Ignore offensive remarks,
Do good things)
2007-01-03 10:27:56 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Asker Knowmore 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People are offended by a racial question only if the question is worded in an offending manner.
2007-01-03 10:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by markos m 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because PC is the newest fad religion. We are killing free speech becasue nobody wants to offend. WHY?!?!?!?! I want to be offended!! in what is increasingly becoming a vanilla nation I want some F****** Rocky road!!! I am not racist but c'mon lets get some communication going!!!! Help those who are racist to understand just how similar and yet wonderfully unique we all are!!!! OK I'm off my soap box. we'll go back to the ho hum of it all I suppose.
2007-01-03 10:34:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the person asking the questions make racists remarks and ask racist questions.
Really not hard.
2007-01-03 10:16:50 · answer #6 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because nobody likes being racially abused.
2007-01-03 10:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by motorcitysmadman2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because, for one, it is politically correct. So, if you call me a Dirty Old Mick, I'll be most offended, begorrah! Faith, and I'll have ye know I bathed last year and ain't dirty at all!
2007-01-03 10:18:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They expect to find racism because of the past.
Sometimes the expectation is justified.
2007-01-03 10:15:47 · answer #9 · answered by rostov 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We need some background here.
What was said?
2007-01-03 10:18:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋