This poor woman seems to be having trouble with her mind. It’s not offensive when my father dies, for some tragic, unpleasant, etc. not offensive. For most it IS offensive when someone starts making jokes about your fathers death. There’s nothing offensive about being short- but when people make fun of you for being short that is often offensive. See how that works now? So... no... a person offended by a joke isn’t inherently offended by fact. That’s not a very intelligent thing to say.
That said- people MIGHT be offended by facts. In theory there’s nothing offensive about someone’s mother having sex. That’s how they got here right? But some folks might find their mothers lover talking about sex with their mother graphically offensive no? Many would find joking about sexual with their mother offensive. But- some facts SHOULD be offensive.
If you found out that a company was hiring sweat shop labor over seas to save money and be able to work people inhumanely and dangerously without breaking laws you maybe should be offended by that. If you find out your down stairs neighbor uses racial slurs and considers anyone not of their race as sub human- Maybe that should offend you. We generally don’t change things that may work practically unless we see them as offensive. Unless they offend a basic sense of human dignity, compassion, or the ideals for which we stand.
That which undermines the principals of freedom, justice, equality in rights, and the basic principals which the constitution says are the right of every human being SHOULD offend any true Americans especially. Being- or seeming-
Un offended, stoic, callous- it doesn’t make a person “cool” or “strong.” There is no strength in walking through fire when you can’t get burned, can’t feel the pain. Being numb isn’t being strong- it’s a weakness. Human beings who turn off empathy or engagement do so because they can’t emotionally or mentally handle the stress of caring. At some point our strength gives out and we all tune out- but when gender politics or homelessness or something is that point for you- you’re the one who can’t handle facts.
Un offended, stoic, callous- it doesn’t make a person “cool” or “strong.” There is no strength in walking through fire when you can’t get burned, can’t feel the pain. Being numb isn’t being strong- it’s a weakness. Human beings who turn off empathy or engagement do so because they can’t emotionally or mentally handle the stress of caring. At some point our strength gives out and we all tune out- but when gender politics or homelessness or something is that point for you- you’re the one who can’t handle facts.