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(08-24-2018, 04:39 PM)fredtoast Wrote: You are just too narrow minded in your definition of "offensive".

You are basically saying that any action at any time could be considered offensive.

If I say that all people who wear blue in public are disrespectful and offensive that does not mean that wearing blue in public is disrespectful or offensive.

There are many more reasons for the word Redskin to be viewed as offensive than just people claiming to be offended.  You can't define "offensive" based on just the opinion of the speaker or the person offended.  It is not that simple.

So your supposed "gotcha" is a fail.  The word redskin can be deemed offensive because it is a slur, but just because some people claim to be offended by it.

Offensive: To offend. There's no gotcha. It was an attempt to allow some to see the matter from a different POV. It was simply to illustrate how something can be offensive without intention or offending the entire population.