I'm speaking to citizens of the United States. Do you believe that you have an inherent or unenumerated right to NOT be offended by what you see, hear, or read in popular culture, especially in regard to religious beliefs? If so, why?
2007-01-05 17:12:42 · 23 answers · asked by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not an American but I believe that in order to have freedom, everyone has the right (I would go as far to say obligation) to be offended. Everyone is different and has different beliefs. If no one is getting offended then no one is speaking their mind. Even though we should take everything "with a grain of salt" as humans with feelings (some of them very passionate) it's only natural to be offended every so often.
2007-01-05 17:25:34 · answer #1 · answered by tmack 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No because all things spoken are relative to the speaker and the one hearing ig such laws were passed I could make fun of a friend (in a joking manner) someone else could hear and think I was speaking in regard of them.
Not to mention many things can offend without trying and some try but offense as much is it is strange goes in hand with progress or deliberation.
2007-01-06 01:20:32 · answer #2 · answered by solemnpsycho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody has the right to not be offended, because if such a right existed, it would mean that someone else's free-speech rights would be denied.
Lots of people think they have a right not to be offended -- and many atheists are included in this category.
They think they have a right to squelch others' free-speech and freedom-of-religion because religion "offends" them, and they think they have a right not to be offended.
But they don't have such a right. What's more, they also need to grow thicker skin.
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2007-01-06 01:17:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know they have porn with dogs having sex with human women and it's quite offensive and I don't like it, but there are people who buy it and get turned on by it. So it pretty much goes to show you that this is a big crazy a ss universe with a whole bunch of different freaks all over the place and there's nothing we can do about it except try to separate ourselves from their nonsense.
2007-01-06 01:23:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You have the right, if you are likely to be offended by something, not to read it or hear it. You do not have the right to tell someone not to do write it or say it. That is freedom of speech and freedom of expression, and there is no room for censorship if your country stands for those freedoms.
2007-01-06 01:18:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I have a responsibility to myself to not be a victim and to take care of myself. When the 700 club comes on right after Whose line is it anyways....I simply change the channel. I don't go screaming to ABC that they've offended me.
2007-01-06 01:24:32 · answer #6 · answered by Medusa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. I think it's stupid how many laws are passed so that people don't have to look at things that are offesive.
I always say, no one can get me angry, I can only get angry at someone else. Same for being offended. If someone gets offended at something, then they're taking it too seriously.
2007-01-06 01:16:45 · answer #7 · answered by Gothic Shadow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope! I have the right to not be discriminated against or harrassed, but I do not have the right to an oversensitive "getting offended" meter.
2007-01-06 01:15:21 · answer #8 · answered by N 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've accepted alot of weird **** in this messed up world we live in...not much offends me anymore...wait...i'm offended by people who get offended at someone elses opinion...
2007-01-06 01:19:09 · answer #9 · answered by your mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I have the right not to listen to what offends me. I will not make myself into a victim.
2007-01-06 01:17:15 · answer #10 · answered by elliott 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋