How to get offended?

[Plays With Life]

I can't seem to get offended by anything anyone says. HALP! How would I go about getting offended by things?

[supertom]

Originally Posted by Plays With Life

I can't seem to get offended by anything anyone says. HALP! How would I go about getting offended by things?

Well why the **** should we care its your ****en problem, I'm getting a bit tired of your PWL.

[supertom]

did it work?

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by supertom

Well why the **** should we care its your ****en problem, I'm getting a bit tired of your PWL.

Originally Posted by supertom

did it work?

I wasn't offended. This is becoming a real problem. How can I go through the rest of my *entire* life, NEVER being offended by anything?!

[ZephyrusX]

... Can I twirl you around like a ballerina, PWL?

Lets see... Ways you can get offended. *sits down with a very serious, contemplative look on her face*. Watch Nancy Grace for an hour?

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

... Can I twirl you around like a ballerina, PWL?

Yes!

Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

Lets see... Ways you can get offended. *sits down with a very serious, contemplative look on her face*. Watch Nancy Grace for an hour?

Hahahaha. Is she the late night talk show host? She's pretty funny.

[ZephyrusX]

Originally Posted by Plays With Life

Yes!

Yay! *twirls PWL*

Hahahaha. Is she the late night talk show host? She's pretty funny.

I think she is on CNN and talks a lot about legal issues. She is always going on about American heroes. I was going to suggest Glen Beck too, but I'd that funny.

*goes back to serious, contemplative mode*

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

Yay! *twirls PWL*

*gets twirled* !

Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

I think she is on CNN and talks a lot about legal issues. She is always going on about American heroes. I was going to suggest Glen Beck too, but I'd that funny.

Ah! Maybe I haven't seen her. Or Glen Beck. I think I watched the news once, a few years ago.

Originally Posted by ZephyrusX

*goes back to serious, contemplative mode*

*sits right next to Zephy and contemplates seriously too*

[Plays With Life]

Maybe this question would answer it, if anyone has an answer: When you decide to get offended, how do you do it?

[supertom]

Originally Posted by Plays With Life

Maybe this question would answer it, if anyone has an answer: When you decide to get offended, how do you do it?

First you have to master the art of self-aggrandizing to build up a imaginary sense of honor and pride that you believe is real and when people don't treat to according to that their really attacking your pride, or you can join a religion.

[ZephyrusX]

Nice kitty, nice.

Originally Posted by Plays With Life

Maybe this question would answer it, if anyone has an answer: When you decide to get offended, how do you do it?

[Mister Michael]

Step 1: Exist
Step 2: Be sentient
Step 3: Understand the verbal and/or written forms of at least one (1) language.
Step 4: See a dentist.

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by supertom

First you have to master the art of self-aggrandizing to build up a imaginary sense of honor and pride that you believe in real and when people don't treat to according to that their really attacking your pride or you can join a religion.

Hahahaha! It seems like this would do it.

[supertom]

Originally Posted by Plays With Life

Hahahaha! It seems like this would do it.

I was gonna neg-rep you to see if you found it offensive but than I thought that would be too mean than I thought is it really mean if doesn't find it offensive hmmm

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by supertom

I was gonna neg-rep you to see if you found it offensive but than I thought that would be too mean than I thought is it really mean if doesn't find it offensive hmmm

This is pretty meta. *wonders how meta we can get*

Daffy neg-repped me one time, when I asked for rejection. That cheeky duck.

[Cochonette]

Unfortunately, this goal is unattainable for you without damage to your frontal lobe. Once you reach enlightenment, that is the only way to go back.

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by Cochonette

Unfortunately, this goal is unattainable for you without damage to your frontal lobe. Once you reach enlightenment, that is the only way to go back.

Darn! I'm doomed to a life without it!

[Harmonium]

To become offended, you might interpret something as someone talking down to you, acting better or belittling you or someone you care about.

What about someone suggesting they know what you should do with your life? That can offend me.

But you don't experience this? Please let me know how you might interpret these things.

[Cochonette]

Originally Posted by Plays With Life

Darn! I'm doomed to a life without it!

Swap frontal lobes with me. I want to see what it's like to never be offended.

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by Harmonium

To become offended, you might interpret something as someone talking down to you, acting better or belittling you or someone you care about.

I see!

Originally Posted by Harmonium

What about someone suggesting they know what you should do with your life? That can offend me.

But you don't experience this? Please let me know how you might interpret these things.

Well .. even if they're "talking down to me", that's just something they're doing. I guess if someone is "talking down to me", I see that as - Oh, they think they're better than me. Or - Oh, they think I'm not as good as them. They're welcome to think that, as far as I'm concerned. It's totally fine with me if, in their experience of life, they have that concept in their mind as part of their interpretation of the world.

Or if someone suggests they know what I should do with my life - Honestly, I don't know what "should" means. It's this very vapor-like concept in my mind. It's almost meaningless. So if someone thinks they know what I "should" do with my life - that is again pretty much meaningless to me. But regardless of the meaning it has for me, again it's totally fine with me if, when they look at me and my life, they have the experience of a particular concept activating within their mind (for example, a concept that they might refer to with the words "this is what you should do with your life"). It couldn't possibly be a problem for me that a particular concept activated in a mind, somewhere.

Originally Posted by Cochonette

Swap frontal lobes with me. I want to see what it's like to never be offended.

I'll call my personal physician. I'm sure he'd love to do a frontal lobe swap.

[Annie Zero]

Originally Posted by supertom

First you have to master the art of self-aggrandizing to build up a imaginary sense of honor and pride that you believe is real and when people don't treat to according to that their really attacking your pride, or you can join a religion.

^This.

My guess is that OP is a straight white American(British?) adult man. Am I right? If so, I don't know if I have a cure for you.

I take offense when people speak badly of a larger group I belong to, like people of the same nation, religion or gender as me.

*Nation: I can't help it, as an Estonian I'm patriotic by default (and so take personal offense for anything targeted against the nation, even if it happened 800 years ago) -- I'm not sure how one would go about acquiring patriotism, especially if they're American.

*Religion: I actually don't have a proper religion of my own so I take offense for anything targeted against a religion I'm personally cool with. I've defended Christianity, Satanism, paganism, Buddhism, probably others too, as if they were my personal religion. I guess what I'm really offended by is other people's ignorance (about religion, in this case).

*Gender: ... even though I'm female I usually (but not always) find it hard to get offended by misogynist "jokes" or just plain misogyny. I just don't know how. So I balance it by taking offense from misandry.

(I think I've demonstrated all of the above in this post. See taking offense in action!)

I might be on to something here: you can take offense if you take things personally, even if you have no reason to (you'll just have to fake it, the offense will feel real). It'll take some practice, but it's totally worth the effort.

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by Annie Zero

^This.

My guess is that OP is a straight white American(British?) adult man. Am I right? If so, I don't know if I have a cure for you.

I take offense when people speak badly of a larger group I belong to, like people of the same nation, religion or gender as me.

*Nation: I can't help it, as an Estonian I'm patriotic by default (and so take personal offense for anything targeted against the nation, even if it happened 800 years ago) -- I'm not sure how one would go about acquiring patriotism, especially if they're American.

*Religion: I actually don't have a proper religion of my own so I take offense for anything targeted against a religion I'm personally cool with. I've defended Christianity, Satanism, paganism, Buddhism, probably others too, as if they were my personal religion. I guess what I'm really offended by is other people's ignorance (about religion, in this case).

*Gender: ... even though I'm female I usually (but not always) find it hard to get offended by misogynist "jokes" or just plain misogyny. I just don't know how. So I balance it by taking offense from misandry.

(I think I've demonstrated all of the above in this post. See taking offense in action!)

I might be on to something here: you can take offense if you take things personally, even if you have no reason to (you'll just have to fake it, the offense will feel real). It'll take some practice, but it's totally worth the effort.

Hahaha. You're awesome, Annie. Thank you for the invaluable advice. I think you hit the nail on the head, here. I now feel that there's hope for me, yet!

[James81]

You know, a while back I theorized that you are, in fact, Angela.

But now that I read more and more of your posts...I am UTTERLY CONVINCED of this.

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by James81

You know, a while back I theorized that you are, in fact, Angela.

But now that I read more and more of your posts...I am UTTERLY CONVINCED of this.

Lmao!

Gah! Must be my sheer awesomeness that gave it away.

[LisaDreams]

I crazy love this thread and your question!! You must be cloned and inserted into every Internet forum so you're inability to take offense can somehow spread. I don't remember when I last felt offended, but I can be tempermental so I have considerable experience in being annoyed and being pissed off. If you need help with either, I'm here for you.

Lisa

[Plays With Life]

Originally Posted by LisaDreams

I crazy love this thread and your question!! You must be cloned and inserted into every Internet forum so you're inability to take offense can somehow spread. I don't remember when I last felt offended, but I can be tempermental so I have considerable experience in being annoyed and being pissed off. If you need help with either, I'm here for you.

Lisa

Thank you! The next time I need some help with either of those, I shall turn to your expertise!

[Dulma]

1. Mistake your beliefs for your identity,
OR
2. Mistake your external qualities for your identity. That can be sexuality, race, gender, nationality, religion, whateva.

As long as you attach the idea of Who You Are to something transient and ultimately inconsequential, you'll be finding offense in unnecessary situations in no time. Hope this helps!

[LisaDreams]

oh pooh. I just reread my post. That I wrote you're for your annoys me. How perfect that I did that in this particular posting.

Dulma, did you write the passage in your signature? I like it very much.

[taylor]

Plays With Life, every thought is an affirmation. Your posts have smileys and humor in them. Is this the kind of thing a person who gets offended would be typing? Would they make posts about how they can't get offended?

**** no.

They would be making posts about how the News Media is biased and ignorant, how the government is destroying the country, how someone cut them off in traffic, how some race is invading their neighborhood, etc. Come on man, I know you're better than this. You have to act as if and believe.

Start focusing on every time you already do get offended, however subtle. Maybe you stub your toe and groan. That's great! Now blame that pain on the a**hole who lives with you. They didn't kiss your toe and make it better? Wtf kind of careless jerk would do this? Get mad.

You're entitled to a perfect life and this world sucks, start noticing where and how. Keep a complaint journal and write everything crappy that happened during the day. Did anyone not give you eye contact? What a jerk. Did anyone give you eye contact? Who do they think they are. There's always something wrong and I believe that you can find it.

Good luck. I believe in you.

[AlmostGodess]

I hope you like frying pans