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Originally Posted by elliebrew
When did words begin to hurt and offend so much
When did we lose the ability to just shrug it off.
When did we start using offence as a weapon to destroy someones life and reputation.
Joan Rivers was an advocate for keeping humour raw, offensive, provocative.
If people stopped taking her so bloody seriously they'd see the brilliant character she is
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And there's a perfect example of what I was talking about in regards to blaming those who get offended, rather than the person causing the offence in the first place.
I don't recall ever attempting to destroy her life or reputation (the latter of which she's never had a positive one to destroy in the first place). I'm merely forming judgements on the things she says in public, which is entirely fair.
And people shouldn't have to shrug everything off, if somebody is angered or offended by something, they have every right to feel that way. They're not suddenly in the wrong for reacting to something offensive that someone chose to say publicly.
Also, and I'm genuinely curious about this, why is it just Katie's comments we should shrug off? Where is the "shrug it off" attitude towards Perez, for example? Why don't you "shrug off" any negativity towards Michelle instead of making several threads blasting anyone who doesn't like her? I'm not making a dig, I'm honestly wondering where the distinction begins.