Sometimes, we feel like we don't want to offend people, but there are times that we need to express ourselves without fear that somebody is going to shut us down simply because we have differing opinions. That's how we grow.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
People misinterpret what I say all the time: They think I'm being offensive, when really, I'm only being opinionated.
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.
People are going to say what they say. I know sometimes I say things; I offend people.
I know I probably offend some people. I have been talking a little too much so I'm trying not to talk as much.
If you say, 'I don't want to offend anyone,' then don't get on stage. Just ask yourself, 'Do I think it is right? Do I think it is offensive? And do I think that everyone is okay to hear this? If I truly believe this, then I should go and do this.'
I try to be outraged by things that other people are just very accepting of, as though they're normal and can't be changed. A lot of what I write about is, 'Hey, you know, this stuff is really awful, and it doesn't need to be, and that's why it's so offensive.' Things should be better.
We don't deliberately set out to offend. Unless we feel it's justified.
It seems no matter what you say and how politically correctly and carefully you say it, you offend someone. Or at least I always do.
As humans with egos and feelings, none of us wants to be pilloried. But as thinkers and writers, it's our job to express opinions forthrightly and without qualifying them out of existence.
It's impossible to go through life not offending people. All you have to do is basically have an opinion on anything, and you're gonna offend people.