Not to apologize for offensive words?

I said something that someone found offensive. I had literally no intention on hurting the person, it's just that I'm not aware of every single thing that people find offensive these days. They were hurt, and then everyone else gathered around and blamed me and made me feel like a horrible person.

But I don't want to apologize. Why should I? It's not like I said it on purpose, and it wasn't even something bad. It was an old-school type of saying that I guess a few people find offensive now. I didn't know. I'm not in that mindset of "everything is offensive". I let everything roll of my back, I don't care.

I'm not a bad person, I never say anything to purposely hurt someone's feelings. That's why I don't feel like I should apologize. Why should I apologize for something I had no knowledge of? I actually find it hurtful that everyone ganged up on me and attacked me (verbally) for it, and now I'm seen in a bad light. Also, being forced to apologize means nothing now, it's just a humiliation tactic because no one accepts apologies.

I literally can't keep up with every thing people find 'offensive'

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  • jethro

    If you said it TO someone is not the same as someone overhearing something you said. If it wasn't directly about them, then I would tell them to pull up their granny panties and suck it up buttercup. No apology from me. If the comment was about them and they overheard it I would just apologize for them overhearing it but not for saying it. Once again, suck it up buttercup.

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    • Yeah it wasn't about them or anyone around us, it was a general thing. I'd never purposely say something hurtful to someone. And if I did by accident, I would apologize, but this wasn't about them

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  • litelander8

    Fuck it. Everyone moves on.

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    • Somenormie

      Well said.

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  • 1WeirdGuy

    I had all the blacks at my work mad at me for a few weeks because I used to argue politics with this one black dude whos been shot 12 times (swear to god) and hes all BLM and big against Trump. We would get in heated arguments and one day he tried to fight me at work over something stupid and he was like "you're just a punk ass white boy!" And I couldnt think of anything to say so i said "I may be a punk ass white boy. But atleast I'm not black!" And everyone started chimping out swingin from trees and shit. Ppl wouldnt talk to me. Like youre supposed to just let ppl be racist and not get racist back.

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    • Yeah I kind of agree, I personally wouldn't hurl insults back but I know what you mean. My main issue is how white people seem to be the only ones offended FOR other people. Like I got into an argument with someone over a white person on vacation to Japan, who posted a picture wearing a kimono. Every person who was mad was a white American and said that it was 'cultural appropriation' but it's not -- you can literally rent kimonos to wear in Japan as a visitor/tourist and it's pretty much about education about the traditional dress. As far as I know, Japan likes to share their culture with others and they see it as a positive thing that others take interest in it.

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      • 1WeirdGuy

        You should tell them that since the computer and internet were white inventions they are part of white culture and they should delete their comment and smash their device to stop appropriating.

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      • Meatballsandwich

        Yeah, the Japanese like it when you " appropriate " them, and they have no problem " appropriating " other cultures. That's how everyone should be thinking, all cultures is for everyone, IMO.

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        • I don't understand if your reply is being sarcastic or if you're agreeing

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          • Meatballsandwich

            I'm agreeing, sorry if it came-off as being sarcastic. lol

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            • It's cool lol just making sure

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  • Tommythecaty

    Someone being offended is only valid to me if it lines up with my own sensibilities. If I don’t find it offensive then it isn’t. My words and actions are not for humans, nor god, to judge.

    *shakes fist at ceiling

    you hear that you!

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  • dominick86

    People need to wrap themselves in cotton wool these days.. They take offense to everything under the sun.

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  • 100%. I would never say a racial slur or anything like that. In this case though, it was something not commonly known. Apparently "I've been gypped" is offensive (it's an older phrase that means "I've been tricked") I had no idea it was highly offensive. I've literally never heard of that being offensive. But I guess it is. I wish I wouldn't be crucified for not knowing it, you know? No one can reasonably know every single thing that's offensive.

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  • alidai_razleberry

    i understand your view but it would only take a second to apologize. even if you didn’t mean it, it still hurt their feelings. it’s just the polite thing to do.

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  • LordFreeholder

    Not only is it normal but it should be encouraged at every juncture. People who can't handle being offended shouldn't exist. Simple as. Make them toughen up by exposing them to what they fear.

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  • Harry_Irision93

    No, stand strong. It's important and healthy to take people's feelings into consideration, but go too far with that and you'll be walked all over. Don't go out of your way to hurt people, but if it really as unreasonable as you've shown here, which I don't doubt, then I see no problem with you doing what you're doing.
    Mind you, it's always worth "being the bigger man", so if more "drama" arises from this, and it starts to cause unnecessary problems, it may be worth just swallowing your pride, and making your intentions clear, reconciliating the relationship between you two.
    But it sounds like this person's a weak, rude asshole, so to speak, so I think in the current situation you're in, just to forget about it, and hang out with people who are easier to have a conversation with.

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  • RoseIsabella

    Were you actually gypped, did this person swindle you out of money, or trick you into buying something you didn't want to buy? Is this person an ethnic Roma/Gypsy person?

    If they actually stole from you, or otherwise tricked you out of your money I would side with you, and say that you don't owe them an apology, not unless they're willing to refund your money. Perhaps they should be less pushy, or manipulative with their sales tactics in the future? However if this person did not in fact swindle, or otherwise, "gyppe", you then I think just owe them an apology, especially if they are a person of Roma ethnicity.

    I feel like there's more to this story than what you have so far shared. I also feel like it's not unheard of for people to act very offended if they've been accused of doing something immoral for the sake of their pride, and swindling, or tricking someone out of money is immoral.

    I think whether, or not you owe this person an apology depends on numerous factors.

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    • No, nothing like that. And that was not even the current incident. That was another time, but it was in a random conversation about something totally unrelated to anyone. I had said "gypped" in passing conversation and the person said I can't say that because it's offensive especially towards persecuted jews or something. And in my head I was confused why it even mattered but I apologized, but I felt stupid for apologizing because I felt like their explanation of why it was offensive was a stretch. And it wrongly embarrassed me because they made me look like I purposely said something to offend jewish people which I would NEVER do. But I can't know every damn thing that's offensive or politically incorrect.

      It's a similar thing now. So no, it's never something directed at the person, it's just that they get offended on behalf of other people, and it's something uncommon that most people probably wouldn't know is offensive. This person just picks at everything.

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      • RoseIsabella

        Yeah, that person just sounds like a shit stirrer, like they are always judt looking to start trouble.

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  • JellyBeanBandit

    You should apologise anyway if it's unintentional. Like if you accidentally stepped on someone's foot you'd apologise, even though it was an accident. It's just polite.

    I can understand why you wouldn't want to apologise now though that they've all ganged up on you, that's wrong too. Like if it was clearly accidental then there's no excuse to insult someone.

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    • AsterBean

      I wrote my comment out then looked up to see you already made my point. So I"m going to say it again.

      Yes, you should still apologize. Just like you apologize for accidentally stepping on someone's foot. You didn't mean to hurt their foot but you feel bad as it wasn't intentional. You make a sincere apology and try to avoid their feet in the future. This is not a hard concept. You certainly don't blame them for having feet, even if they do have clown feet. Just be respectful.

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    • I definitely understand this. That's my dilemma, I would like to be polite and respectful, but the same time, I just didn't know. I also feel that sometimes 'being offended' is really exaggerated. But if you're saying that apologizing out of simple politeness is best, then I get it

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  • Tinybird

    This happens to me all the fucking time, and yet someone else can say something just as, if not more offensive, to the same group of people, and they're cool with it. It's like that fucking slide whistle episode of Spongebob.
    One example is when someone called me a cunt on facebook, in a group, so I responded with a picture of a food called "faggots" that I got from google images and said "you are what you eat" (because the discussion was about meat), then everyone ganged up on me and made a group to target and harass me for 2 years. It was just a dumb joke. And I'm always going to find that funny. In fact I find it even more funny because they got so butthurt over it.
    But in the same group, someone made a post saying "why are there so many gay people here? Gross", and nobody called them out for it. They saw it as a joke. WHAT THE FUCK?! It's like the saying goes to quote Squidward: "why is it that whenever I'M having fun, it's wrong?"

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