hblair,
I think you hit the nail on the head. That’s the root of the whole mess right there, this whole damn PC mess.
People need to realize that they can (and should) be in control of how they feel. It’s up to you to decide whether to be offended or just see the humor.
All this crap about he made me feel this way, or they made me feel that way. If they give others that much control over their feelings and self worth it's no wonder they feel like victims all the time. Nothing I agree to say or not ever say again is going to change that. These sad whinny little people are just going to find something else to be offended about.
The reason I’m not offended by the 'fight'n whities' has nothing to do with how offensive or not the name is.
It has everything to do with the fact that I don’t give a rat’s bellybutton what these people think of me. So they can point out all the stereo-types about me they want and I can see the humor and not be offended (hell some of them are pretty close to right on- I am getting heavier and the hair's thinning a bit).
The point is I could be offended, I'm not. I could see the humor, I do. The choice is mine, I’m in control of how I look at the situation. I’m in control of how I feel about their views of people of my race (or whatever type of group we are stereo typing today)
These people who can’t take control of there own feelings are always going to find something to be offended by and frankly I don’t have time to care about it.
Am I racially insensitive? No, I can definitely sense that certain statements, names, and stereo-types offend these people.
I’m not insensitive; it’s just that I don’t give a damn.