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Originally Posted by haertig
I see that differently. What I see the real problem as, is a thread about print books vs. audio books was grabbed by the throat and drug into an argument about terminology describing men and women. Starting a sentence with "Men" may have seemed slightly unusual to many of us, but that does not mean it was intentionally offensive. But that is exactly what some tried to make it out as.
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Hmm. I take it you're a man. There's no way it would not feel offensive if you're a woman.
Your argument reminds me of those times when it was common for men to make public comments about women's physical appearance. They also didn't understand why many women felt offended. Their comments were not meant to be offensive in the least!
In short, what may feel slightly unusual to you may easily feel far less innocent to someone with a different gender/age/skin color/physical condition and so on. Saying that those other people seek to be offended is the height of arrogance IMO.