Why are people so judgy and easily offended now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are very sensitive to word choices and what they mean/imply. If you are describing a woman - say "woman," if you "have a wife" say you are "married" or have a "partner."

Yes, but why are things different now? What caused the shift? Do you think it’s a good or bad thing? I feel like in 10-20 years the language that 25 year olds feel is acceptable now will be considered offensive in some other way.

It's a very good thing. People are more enlightened about language now. They want to be more inclusive and avoid microaggressions. They're not the issue. You are, old timer.

Don't be so smug, less than 1% of the world's population thinks like you. Leave your bubble of coastal urban elite woke snobbery and realize that most people think your world view is something that should only be ridiculed. Nobody who uses the term microaggression in a non ironic context should ever be taken seriously as a critical thinker.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because Americans have a good life so they start creating problems out of nowhere
Signed, immigrant.

Amazingly true. I've often felt we're just a victim of our own success. There's just not enough to really complain about except at the extreme margins.

+2

Nailed it. DWs family is military and judgy, I would expect more re: gratitude. Much more.

[Anonymous]

Because Gen Z is ornery and uptight.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For some reason this never happens to me.

Or me. And there's a saying right. If you need a jerk in the morning you met a jerk. If you meet jerks all day, you're probably the jerk.

Just saying.

This is a complete hogwash statement that is ironically perpetrated by . . . jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are very sensitive to word choices and what they mean/imply. If you are describing a woman - say "woman," if you "have a wife" say you are "married" or have a "partner."

Yes, but why are things different now? What caused the shift? Do you think it’s a good or bad thing? I feel like in 10-20 years the language that 25 year olds feel is acceptable now will be considered offensive in some other way.

It's a very good thing. People are more enlightened about language now. They want to be more inclusive and avoid microaggressions. They're not the issue. You are, old timer.

Don't be so smug, less than 1% of the world's population thinks like you. Leave your bubble of coastal urban elite woke snobbery and realize that most people think your world view is something that should only be ridiculed. Nobody who uses the term microaggression in a non ironic context should ever be taken seriously as a critical thinker.

Nobody who uses the term “woke” ( esp a la Fox News/insult) should be critiquing people’s thinking skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many people get offended by the word “abortion” by not by the word “guns”. The incoherence is quite disturbing.

This is the single most baffling thing to me. Cognitive dissonance.

[Anonymous]

Everyone thinks they’re special. Another Gen Z over correction.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:because they are liberals who want to be offended any way they can. And criticize while they are at it!

And the product boycotts of Bud Light, Carhartt, Target, Yeti coolers, etc. for being insufficiently hostile to gay people were.. ?

What does Bud Light have to do with gay people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are very sensitive to word choices and what they mean/imply. If you are describing a woman - say "woman," if you "have a wife" say you are "married" or have a "partner."

Yes, but why are things different now? What caused the shift? Do you think it’s a good or bad thing? I feel like in 10-20 years the language that 25 year olds feel is acceptable now will be considered offensive in some other way.

They're not. You've just been roaming around unchecked. But really, some folks are real WORD people, like the choice of words matters. Plenty of other folks are IMPLIED INTENTION folks. It can definitely cause issues in relationships, don't see why other interactions would be different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone I meet is like this but maybe 1 out of 3. Usually they’re on the younger side, under 40. Both online and offline. They twist your words to mean something completely different.

Example, using the word “female” to describe a woman which I occasionally do, and have heard countless other women use it in the exact same context. I sometimes get called out for it by these easy to offend types.

Another person got offended when I said I have a wife, key word *have*, implying that I somehow meant that my wife was my literal property simply because I used a possessive verb.

In another example, I was giving advice to a younger family member who is having financial troubles and is starting out in the art field, I mentioned that art is known to not pay too well in general, they told me this comment was offensive as if I was diminishing the importance of the art profession.

You have weak friends OP. I agree that all of these examples are absurd.

[Anonymous]

I'm offended that you post all these complaints!
Sigh. That's just how some people are now. Offended at everything. I'm afraid to even look at people in the eyes now because I'm afraid they get offended. But, I can't avoid eye contact or they will really get offended.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are very sensitive to word choices and what they mean/imply. If you are describing a woman - say "woman," if you "have a wife" say you are "married" or have a "partner."

Yes, but why are things different now? What caused the shift? Do you think it’s a good or bad thing? I feel like in 10-20 years the language that 25 year olds feel is acceptable now will be considered offensive in some other way.

They're not. You've just been roaming around unchecked. But really, some folks are real WORD people, like the choice of words matters. Plenty of other folks are IMPLIED INTENTION folks. It can definitely cause issues in relationships, don't see why other interactions would be different.

They are different. It all started with the looney left going kray kray after trump's election. Suddenly, buildings and statues who have been in place for decades were offensive and taken down or changed. Suddenly you have white liberals aggressively pushing the term latinx on hispanics (like me) who hate the term and won't use it. Suddenly everything is woke including new woke pronouns pushed on lib social media and everywhere else. I didn't even know what the heck a cis (gender) was until it was aggressively pushed on me by the lefty white people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone I meet is like this but maybe 1 out of 3. Usually they’re on the younger side, under 40. Both online and offline. They twist your words to mean something completely different.

Example, using the word “female” to describe a woman which I occasionally do, and have heard countless other women use it in the exact same context. I sometimes get called out for it by these easy to offend types.

Another person got offended when I said I have a wife, key word *have*, implying that I somehow meant that my wife was my literal property simply because I used a possessive verb.

In another example, I was giving advice to a younger family member who is having financial troubles and is starting out in the art field, I mentioned that art is known to not pay too well in general, they told me this comment was offensive as if I was diminishing the importance of the art profession.

None of these comments are incorrect so I ask why are you so easily offended.

Nobody sounded offended in your example they were just giving you feedback.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People are very sensitive to word choices and what they mean/imply. If you are describing a woman - say "woman," if you "have a wife" say you are "married" or have a "partner."

So how would I say "my husband is out of town"? I am currently spouseless? Temporarily unmarried?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:because they are liberals who want to be offended any way they can. And criticize while they are at it!

Really?

How’s that bud light?
Or books about slavery?
Or rainbow flags?

Look in the mirror