You heard it here first Ocuk, you can only comment on something offensive if it accurately portrays you yourself personally!
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You heard it here first Ocuk, you can only comment on something offensive if it accurately portrays you yourself personally!
Depression can be devastating and lead to all sorts of very serious consequences.
Or more likely we'd be intelligent enough to realise it was a light-hearted take on the stereotype
Anyone sensitive enough to take offence at something which is so over the top that it's obvious it isn't serious needs to be offended more often to toughen them up and put things in perspective.
True, but a lot of people aren't that intelligent, and a lot of people's ideas of someone with mental health issues, or gamers, probably aren't too far away from these stereotypes.
I'm sure it can... but it pales in comparison to a fictional character such as Hannibal who requires locking up, constant supervision, a straight jacket, device fitted to his jaw etc...
You have to draw the line somewhere though. It isn't reasonable for the majority to pussyfoot around every single person that might be offended by something.
There are plenty of religious people around, but it doesn't stop people from saying "jesus christ" or "god damnit" when they stub their toe or knock a drink over just because it might offend someone does it? I assume you want everyone to stop doing that as well?
And yet the whole point of the offence was exactly that, labelling people with mental illnesses something grossly offensive.
Someone with depression could easily be considered for treatment in a hospital and to then have this kind of thing be used to characterise them is disgusting.
Careful, you might offend someone!
I'm childish/annoying enough that if some poor butterfly takes offence at something petty and inconsequential, I'll deliberately try to be as offensive as possible towards them.
Call me what you will, but I take a deep personal satisfaction in it
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Yes you are.
Careful, you might offend someone!
I'm childish/annoying enough that if some poor butterfly takes offence at something petty and inconsequential, I'll deliberately try to be as offensive as possible towards them.
Call me what you will, but I take a deep personal satisfaction in it
Is this a cool party trick you do for your class mates big man or do you just do it on the Internet?
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I find it quite comical that people posting in this thread criticising how easily offended and over sensitive some people are, are the same people that RTM each day complaining that they find someones posting offensive. 
Careful, you might offend someone!
They wouldn't understand anyway, too stupid.
Who decides what is petty and inconsequential though? I'd imagine some of the nastier trolls that target memorial pages on facebook feel the same way, but I think most of us can agree that that's not an acceptable level of 'offensive' though. Where do you draw the line?
Call me what you will, but I take a deep personal satisfaction in it
Sadistic?
I find it quite comical that people posting in this thread criticising how easily offended and over sensitive some people are, are the same people that RTM each day complaining that they find someones posting offensive.
me because someone said I was a retard and I reported them? should you even be discussing RM openly anyway? what people RM is surely private? it;s like a doctor thinking he can discuss his patients if he gives them colours instead of names?
one is a bloody direct attack on another person.
the other is a costume used in god knows how many slasher horrors not intended to offend anyone.
This isn't about being "offended" in the sense of indignation,
this is being made to feel the target of a joke or a stereotype.
The response isn't offence, it's an emotional hurt dumped onto people who really can't cope with the slightest negative feeling towards them, real or otherwise. Don't expect everyone to be able to deal with every situation in a rational way.
So many stupid people in one thread, this must be a record for GD
this is being made to feel the target of a joke or a stereotype.
The response isn't offence, it's an emotional hurt dumped onto people who really can't cope with the slightest negative feeling towards them, real or otherwise. Don't expect everyone to be able to deal with every situation in a rational way.
So many stupid people in one thread, this must be a record for GD
I find it quite comical that people posting in this thread criticising how easily offended and over sensitive some people are, are the same people that RTM each day complaining that they find someones posting offensive.
Loooool
I have been suspended about 20 times because of that.