I'm offended - Vanity

Self ^ | 11/28/2001 | Brytani

[Brytani]

I am offended

Daily, we are all flooded with news reports of people who are offended.  In each report, we are read how a person is fired or suspended from their job, forced into court or has their reputation slandered over some perceived or overt offensive statement or action.  Yet, nowhere in our Constitution or in the Bill of Rights are we guaranteed the right not to be offended.  Nonetheless, people of this national will try to convince us of some left-out inherent right never be offended.  Since a small percentage of the public has re-written the Bill of Right, I have complied my own list of what offends me.  

1.  The ACLU offends me. From their defense of NAMBLA, to their ridiculous notion that non-citizens have the same rights as citizens of this country, to their defense of the abortion industry.  I should file suit against them in Federal Court and force them to shut down, after all, I am offended.

2.  Abortion providers offend me.  Not just because they murder innocent babies, but their trampling on the free speech and protest rights of those who oppose them.  Again, I should file suit against every abortion provider in the country, after all, I am offended.

3.  Gun Grabbers offend me.  Their constant assault on the Constitution is an offense to every citizen of this country.    Filing suit is appropriate, after all, I am offended.

4.  Liberals and Democrats highly offend me.  Everything they stand for, from welfare for able bodied people to their ridiculous environmental-nazi laws, to their general "Blame America first" attitude.  I am offended that the wife of the most corrupt president in history is right now sitting in the Senate proposing spending and laws I must follow.  Democratic politicians like Cynthia McKinney, Al Sharpton and Hillary Clinton should be made illegal, after all, I am offended.

5.  Feminists offend me.  The hypocrisy in the feminist movement is blatant.  While claiming to support a women's right to be free of sexual harassment they supporter an admitted harasser solely on the grounds he was a pro-choice president.  NOW and it's various off-shoots should be illegal, after all, I am offended.

6.  Those who claim African-Americans have no voice in George Bush's White House while two of his highest ranking advisors are black offend me.  Quite simply, I never realized a person was not African-American unless they were a democrat.  I am offended because I was not taught this lesson from early childhood.  African-Americans who make frivolous claims should be illegal, after all, I am offended.

7.  I am offended that the right to Free Speech as well as Freedom of Religion has been removed from anyone attending a public school.  Instead a perceived right, stating that the word God, if uttered in a public school setting will somehow make the ears of children bleed.  I am offended that my children's rights have been removed, it should be illegal to do this, after all, I am offended.

8.  I am offended by the words of the New Black Panther Party.  A group that supports terrorists and their activities while putting the blame on this great nation.  I am offended they are allowed the right to freely express their opinion without retribution.  I am offended that many others are not given this same right, The Black Panther Party should be illegal, after all, I am offended.  

9.  I am offended by hate crime laws.  It is illegal to threaten a person solely by the color of their skin, or their sexual preference but only if you are a heterosexual or a white American.  Homosexual groups as well as minority groups at will can offend, make death threats and cause general disturbances without the fear of retribution.  Again, this should be illegal, after all, I am offended.

10.  Finally I am offended that no lawyer or legal service is available to me to file suit against those who offended me.  After all, I am on the wrong side of the offense issue.  Being a conservative, married female, I am the offender, not the offended.  I'd file suit, but I'm offended I have nowhere to go.

Over the next few decades of my life, I am assured I will be offended even more.  Will I receive press coverage?  Of course not, after all I do not have the right to be offended.  That's reserved for only for those with special offense clauses in their personal bill of rights.  For this, I am highly offended.

[gjenkins]

"I am offended that the right to Free Speech as well as Freedom of Religion has been removed from anyone attending a public school."

Why aren't you offended by public schools? I am offended you apprently believe I should pay to send your kids to school.

[Carry_Okie]

There are natural rights described in the Declaration, and then there is the Constitution, a social compact among We the People of the United States, that is intended to secure rights to citizens. Without that distinction, one demand that the US government secure rights deprived from citizens of other nations within their borders. The distinction among citizens and non-itizens regarding enforcement of and efforts to secure those rights must exist.

[Cool Guy]

If our rights are granted to us by the constitution and not by the creator than they are not truly rights. They are merely "allowances" that our government makes for us. Fortunately, our rights are not given to us by the constitution or the government but are the natural rights of man. We give the government permission to take some of our rights in order to provide for a common defense and to provide order over chaos. The constitution does not give us rights but rather spells out what rights we allow the governemtn to "borrow".

What are the human rights provided to us by the creator? Can you list as many as you can, if not everyone. What are the rights that the government has borrowed? Common defense against what? What order do we seek? Who defines this order or is it also defined by the creator? If we talk about a creator, then what happens to people who do not believe in a creator? I am not telling you you are wrong, but want to know understand what you are talking about, before I come to a conclusion. Thanks.

[mlocher]

thanks for the post. did you know that conservatives are not allowed to rant and rave? did you know that liberals are not allowed to feel your pain? these are laws you know.

you are supposed to work your 16 hours a day from age 18 to 65, take a couple weeks off each year to see your family and hand over two thirds of your paycheck to fund the research of those who have been blessed with feeling the pain of others?

please quit whining. you are making the rest of us mad because we now know what it means to be offended.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Im offended no one has horsewhipped you for this vanity

I'm offended you don't have a horsewhip.

[Cyber Liberty]

"I'm offended you don't have a horsewhip."

I'm offended that you did not offer the use of yours....

[Mopp4]

I have them and have read about half way through. An investment you wont regret.

Thanks! Very cool!

[usconservative]

I'm wondering how long this HATE SPEECH is going to live here on FR.

How dare you claim the ACLU & NAMBLA are offensive. Why, there's just here to help us understand homosexuality and help us be more "tolerant" of other people's views! (/puke mode)

Mega Ditto's to everything you said.

[Red Jones]

I like your vanity post, you have a good point.

[Atticus]

This is the best original piece I've read here in a while. Nice job!

[Red Jones]

I saw on tv this morning that some wife had an affair, then she told her minister, then the minister told her husband, then the husband divorced the wife, then the wife sued the minister because she said he destroyed her marriage. The jury took $65,000 from the church to compensate the woman. It is insanity. So in the future when a similar event occurs the minister will feel pressure to shelter the husband from this knowledge in order to protect the financial situation of the church. How just is it that all of those people who donated the 65 grand to the church have it taken like that.

[Revelation 911]

I'm offended you don't have a horsewhip

I'm offended you presume I do not have one. Now, if I may offend you - what side of the river are you on ?

[ST.LOUIE1]

"I'm offended you don't have a horsewhip."

I'm offended that you did not offer the use of yours....

I'm offended you didn't remind to offer it.

[Revelation 911]

Oh well, that's what whiskey's for...

methinks I hear a "pepsi syndrome" starting - DOH

[LaBradford22]

I find the notion of all of these things offensive, and the fact that I've been reminded of so many offensive things offends me deeply. The fact that so many people are offended so easily offends me. I'm offended by their offensive nature.

[Cyber Liberty]

"I'm offended you don't have a horsewhip."

I'm offended that you did not offer the use of yours....

I'm offended you didn't remind to offer it.

Well, I'm offended that you required a reminder. I bet you forget your anniversary, too? Fess up!

[fish hawk]

GIANT OFFENSIVE (((BUMP)))

[maxwell]

"pepsi syndrome"

???

[ST.LOUIE1]

"I'm offended you don't have a horsewhip."
I'm offended that you did not offer the use of yours....
I'm offended you didn't remind to offer it.

Well, I'm offended that you required a reminder. I bet you forget your anniversary, too? Fess up!

Nothin' to 'fess to. I'm single.

I'm offended you didn't know that.