Offended!
Yes, this topic has been covered to DEATH in this the "new normal." I am not the first or only to tackle it from this point-of-view, either, but here I go anyway. Here's a newsflash for you --- WE ALL GET OFFENDED BY THINGS!!! Everyone of us has some problem with SOME THING that is said or done at some point. It's okay. It's human. It's healthy, even to BE offended or feel offended at certain things. It spurs us to take actions that often make not only our own experiences, but those of other people genuinely better. Unfortunately, it can also, LIKE ALL THINGS, spur us to take actions that do exactly the opposite, as well. There are dark and light sides to all things, though. All actions have an element of beneficial and/or unbeneficial. There trade-offs to every breath we take, literally. The thing that I have to add to this particular topic is that I personally choose to own my own "offense" and not give that power to anyone else. YOU ...