Offended, offended, offended

The last few years it seems that somebody is always offended by something. For some reason people think that just because they are offended by something it means that they are right and whatever they are offended against is wrong.

The most recent case I heard about was a Canadian Tire Christmas flyer. The flyer had a section on things to buy for him and things to buy for her. Under the her section there were pots and pans, a robot vacuum cleaner, etc. Apparently a group of people are offended by this because it's, apparently, sexist and they are demanding an apology. Give me a friggin' break. Canadian Tire is a corporation, in a country that protects free speech. It can advertise any way and to whicever niche market it so chooses. If society feels that the ad is wrong then Canadian Tire will pay the price by a drop in sales. That's how things work in a free market society. Just because you are offended by something doesn't mean you are right. I'm 'offended' by stuff all the time but I don't let it ruin my whole day. Someone has to have a lot of time on their hands if they are so offended by something that they join a group and start protesting a Christmas flyer.

Now we're seeing this whole offended trend going international. Seth Rogen and James Franco have made a movie, with Sony, called The Interview. The premise of the movie is that Rogen and Franco are journalists that are going to interview the leader of North Korea and the CIA wants them to assassinate the guy. North Korea is extremely offended by this and has started it's own cold war against Sony. First it hacked Sony's e-mails and released several embarassing e-mails which put some executives in an unflattering light. It also released the pseudonyms that some celebrities use when checking into hotels. The latest strike in this cold war is threat that anyone who goes to see this movie or lives nearby a movie theatre that is showing it will be killed. U.S. authorities are saying it is a false threat. However, sevearl movie theatres have already cancelled the movie's run. I think this is the best thing to happen to this film. Now people are going to see the movie just to show North Korea it can't push them around. I predict this movie will be one of the highest grossing films ever because of this.

I could give example after example of people getting offended for idiotic reasons and thinking they are owed an apology or, in some cases, some type of financial settlement. Give me a break. If I have offended you in some way then good. Fuck you and grow up.
Dave the Dude