People can get upset by words for a variety of reasons. Should they make an effort to handle their emotions better? Absolutely. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't also make an effort avoid language which might upset people.
And perhaps I'm being hypocritical by insulting people, but I get angry when I see people with this ignorant "Not my problem" attitude to offensive language, and communication in general.
Communication is a two way street. If your messages are not being received as you'd like, is it so absurd to suggest that you consider changing what you say before criticising how others listen?
>People can get upset by words for a variety of reasons. Should they make an effort to handle their emotions better? Absolutely. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't also make an effort avoid language which might upset people.
Well, I'll take any effort needed to avoid language that might upset people -- except the kind of people that are upset by language.
Those I'll take any effort needed to upset them.
I mean, I would not use words that might hurt a regular person or somebody who is actually sensitive to them because of their state/past/gender/color/etc.
But I would very much use all the words that annoy the kind of people who get annoyed by words all the time, ie. the PC crowd. I'm with this Carlin and Lenny Bruce guy on this one.
Obviously you have to draw the line somewhere, but if you don't think there are people who are "actually sensitive" to this particular use of language, then you are sorely mistaken.
And perhaps I'm being hypocritical by insulting people, but I get angry when I see people with this ignorant "Not my problem" attitude to offensive language, and communication in general.
Communication is a two way street. If your messages are not being received as you'd like, is it so absurd to suggest that you consider changing what you say before criticising how others listen?