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In reply to the discussion: Gal Gadots Seemingly Innocent Tribute To Stephen Hawking Pissed Off Some People [View all]cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)but surely you can understand how people with disabilities perhaps more serious than yours would be offended by the suggestion that their lives were not being lived to the fullest, especially a person with the accomplishments Stephen Hawking had under his belt.
And, once again, I do not understand the reluctance to allow people who are offended to express their hurt. Do you not believe the many people with disabilities who posted that they *were* offended--not at DU, of course; this place apparently has the sensitivity of a dead rhinoceros when it comes to understanding that people not like you may be offended by things that don't offend you--and I am tired of the childish rant of "I can't say *anything*" which is of course total bullshit.
When people say they are offended, it's only polite to believe they are offended, even if you yourself are not offended. And it would be nice if you could refrain from whining about not "being allowed" to continue to offend them. Because this is what it's about, isn't it? To be allowed to say things that you have been told are hurtful?