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I think it depends on your culture. People - Page 2 - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 9th Mar, 2007 - 7:37pm

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Post Date: 23rd Aug, 2006 - 6:07pm / Post ID: #

Why Do People Become Offended?
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Humans are naturally incredibly competitive creatures. We all want to be the best we can be in order to establish a place in society that keeps us alive and possibly with extra luxuries (such as the ridiculously big cars and T.V.s). People work hard to earn their life and when someone insults this the take it as a challenge where they must prove the person wrong by defending their positition. This is usually useless as the one doing the insulting are themselves low enough to have the time to insult the other person.

Being offended is to me a natural reaction and wanting to defend your pride is also a natural act. especially when it comes to race, family, and religion or culture. When you insult someone's way of life they will be offended but acting upon these insults is a different matter. One chooses to do this oppose to ones choice to being offended.

It is also a matter of who offends you. If someone close to you offends you it is harder then when someone insults you who you don't know. For instance Mel Gibson insulted the Jews (including me) but I really don't care. Yet if someone such as my best friend insulted me because of me being Jewish that would sinult me more. We are offended by those who we, in a way, have to prove ourselves to the most. Humans naturally get insulted because of our competitive nature and the want to be the best.

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23rd Aug, 2006 - 6:44pm / Post ID: #

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When you insult someone's way of life they will be offended


Not necessarily, in my opinion. It all depends if the person in the example given considers the words of the "offender" to be important. To feel offended is something you choose to feel but when you are in full control over your emotions, it does not matter who said what you will choose to remain cool and peaceful with yourself. The problem starts when a person is emotionally immature and what others say and do weigh a lot for them.



Post Date: 24th Aug, 2006 - 9:59pm / Post ID: #

Why Do People Become Offended?
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Why Do People Become Offended? Health & Special Psychology

Listening to this thread after of course posting my own two sense I understand what you both are saying and in each right was are all right. I mean opionion is our own, and we can agree disagree or even compramise to the current discussion. To be offended is a choice, that much we established, but depending upon people's perspective and their action from the reaction that is where the subject remains. The question was Why Do People Become Offended? Well the world may never know. (I sound like a Tootsie Pop commercial here) But we each have our own ideas and thoughts and I am glad to read them. Keep an open mind and listen to what others have to say.
Thanks for sharing and I hope you all have a great day!
Take care!

25th Aug, 2006 - 12:25am / Post ID: #

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Listening to this thread after of course posting my own two sense I understand what you both are saying and in each right was are all right. I mean opionion is our own, and we can agree disagree or even compramise to the current discussion.

Celowyn, what are you saying in your last badly written message that is related to the Topic? You are telling us that we are all entitled to our opinions? Of course we are, but regardless of opinion being offended comes down to one thing: People Become Offended Because They Chose To Be Offended. In every aspect of life we in the end choose to react to something how we will: be it in anger or happiness or indifference.



Post Date: 30th Aug, 2006 - 7:49am / Post ID: #

Why Do People Become Offended?
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QUOTE (Theredhound @ 23-Aug 06, 1:07 PM)
Being offended is to me a natural reaction and wanting to defend your pride is also a natural act. especially when it comes to race, family, and religion or culture. When you insult someone's way of life they will be offended but acting upon these insults is a different matter. One chooses to do this oppose to ones choice to being offended.

I have to disagree. People who are easily offended find was to link a general way of life or a belief to WHO they are, that is why they are offended. I consistently disagree with peoples opinions and views on family, politics, religion, and morality, and to be sure, they in turn equally disagree with my views. But I do not hold that my beliefs ARE ME. They are beliefs that could be changed with a logical reasoning to the contrary.

But there have been many times in which people have said things that are extremely contrary to my beliefs and indicate that my belief is not logical or just plain wrong, yet I don't take offence, and if I do, I quickly check it because it hinders intelligent discussion about any subject. However, if you are referring to an insult directly to the person, that is different. But the problem is that if I say something degrading about religion, it should not be taken personally because I have not insulted you as a person. If I happen to insult you personally, that is the insult is made against you and not your belief, then you have the right to be offended and upset. But it is the view of people that view themselves AS the belief that causes them to be offended.

Point in case. One person says that being gay is a choice that is wrong. I say that it is genetic and that it just happens and that being gay is a completely moral and OK choice. That person then gets upset with me for my beliefs. They are offended that I would say something like that. Why? Because I didn't just "insult" their personal views and contradict them, they have defined themselves as their beliefs and thus have created for themselves and situation in which anything said about their beliefs or views becomes personally insulting to them.

1st Sep, 2006 - 1:01pm / Post ID: #

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Some people becomes offended just because they do not like that other people disagree with them and their views, they see it as a personal attack or that they are not "smart" enough. I feel no pity for those who are easily offended, they are annoying and spoilt in my opinion because they want everybody to smile and agree with them no matter what. They need to grow up.



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3rd Sep, 2006 - 4:12pm / Post ID: #

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I believe firmly, that this is a contributor of not having much sense of humor, combined with feeling 'over sensitive'. The 2 combined I feel, results in the other person feeling that everyone is having a dig at them, or that they are being targeted.
I have come to this conclusion by spending a week with a person like this last year, it nearly drove me mad laugh.gif, it got to the stage that nobody dared speak, lest they offended the person, whilst the person spent the week telling everyone else that they had been "highly offended" and expected an apology!
Certainly hard work, in my opinion, and spoils the friendly atmosphere for everybody else.



9th Mar, 2007 - 7:37pm / Post ID: #

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I think it depends on your culture. People are socialized with different beliefs. For example, some of us were raised to believe that swearing is wrong and should be avoided at all times. If those same individuals were in the presence of people who use expletives very freely and attacked those who did not, then it is understandable why those non-swearing individuals would become offended. They would feel that others do not respect their values or feelings. But I guess to a certain extent, it is a matter of choice since sometimes it may be easy to just ignore people who are obnoxious and enjoy evoking negative reactions from others. I think to a large extent though, being offended stems from our upbringing.



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