DU has helped me stop and think that what I say might be offensive. [View All]

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Oh sure---I still stick my foot in my mouth--- and believe me, if I do it here, I get called on it.

When I came into DU in 2001, I said things then that I wouldn't say now. Some of my words were misogynist, some were homophobic, some were racist...now keep in mind... I said these words thinking that they were fine... I'm almost 50 so you can blame a little old school mentality for the things that I said. BUT I think becoming a better person includes understanding what is offensive to other people and making the corrections necessary not to offend.

This is why most of us here at DU shake our heads at the types of statements that guys like Joe Biden make. It just appears that that guys like Joe don't stop and think that maybe, just maybe what they are about to say is offensive. It would be like me meeting my dear DU friend Catwoman for the first time and after a couple of minutes of knowing her saying... You're so damn articulate. You know why I wouldn't say that? Because I know that there's a chance that she might be offended by my comment----sooooo.... my little brain will keep it from rolling out of my mouth.

It's like Rosie doing the China man accent... that was dumb... We frown because we think that Rosie should be smarter than that. Or Biden---when he made his 7/11 comment. We frown because he should be smarter than that. They're simply not stopping to reflect what could be offensive in their comments.

If you think that what you may say might be offensive... then simply don't say it.