Will Your Funny T-Shirts Be Socially Acceptable?
Oh, boy! You just had a visit paid to you by your trusted mail provider! I wonder what wonderful surprise awaits you within the package you just received? Where you drunk shopping on the Internet last weekend at one o'clock in the morning? You unwrap your package to discover that you have ordered some funny t-shirts. Wasting no time, you decide it is the perfect moment to put one of these t-shirt gems over your torso and greet the day. You first order of business is to pick up some fresh food at the old Farmer's Mart. Let's brighten up those old fogies day with some funny t-shirt goodness.
You no sooner walk up to the farmer's stand and notice that the booth attendant is reading your shirt. You smile broadly, getting ready to accept your due admirations for your excellent choice of t-shirt. Instead, you find yourself getting yelled at. Oh no! The woman at the booth thinks your shirt is offensive! She's mad and refuses to sell you her delicious wares! You leave in hurt confusion, your recipe is ruined, and no one likes your funny t-shirts. What happened?
I can tell you what your problem is right now. Your taste in funny t-shirts may be great, but the problem is that you are part of a generation of people who have been completely desensitized to offensive material. You have spent so much of your younger years online, that there is nothing new under the sun that you have not seen. Car crashes, shoot-outs, nakedness, and cursing are how you spend your lazy down time. It's no wonder that you've become so blind to what is "offensive" and what is not.
You may not realize it due to your jaded nature, but your funny t-shirts could very well be offensive. If you are too jaded to figure it out, you need to look carefully at your shirts and run through a mental checklist of offensive material to make certain your shirts are safe to wear out in the real world. You also need to understand that some things that seem hilarious on a computer, may not be so funny to everyone else. Just make sure that your shirt isn't about anything sexual, offensive words, religious, or political statements. Simple, right?
Where do you stand on this issue? Do you feel that the Freedom of Expression is more important than the grief of one woman who may be angered at your abortion humor? Should you have the chance to say whatever you want, no matter what kind of damage is may do in a social situation. I've always felt that the old adage, "First, do no harm." to be a good thing. Is there even a right answer to the question of what is "too" offensive? I suppose the only way to find out is to wear your funny t-shirts and see what happens.
You no sooner walk up to the farmer's stand and notice that the booth attendant is reading your shirt. You smile broadly, getting ready to accept your due admirations for your excellent choice of t-shirt. Instead, you find yourself getting yelled at. Oh no! The woman at the booth thinks your shirt is offensive! She's mad and refuses to sell you her delicious wares! You leave in hurt confusion, your recipe is ruined, and no one likes your funny t-shirts. What happened?
I can tell you what your problem is right now. Your taste in funny t-shirts may be great, but the problem is that you are part of a generation of people who have been completely desensitized to offensive material. You have spent so much of your younger years online, that there is nothing new under the sun that you have not seen. Car crashes, shoot-outs, nakedness, and cursing are how you spend your lazy down time. It's no wonder that you've become so blind to what is "offensive" and what is not.
You may not realize it due to your jaded nature, but your funny t-shirts could very well be offensive. If you are too jaded to figure it out, you need to look carefully at your shirts and run through a mental checklist of offensive material to make certain your shirts are safe to wear out in the real world. You also need to understand that some things that seem hilarious on a computer, may not be so funny to everyone else. Just make sure that your shirt isn't about anything sexual, offensive words, religious, or political statements. Simple, right?
Where do you stand on this issue? Do you feel that the Freedom of Expression is more important than the grief of one woman who may be angered at your abortion humor? Should you have the chance to say whatever you want, no matter what kind of damage is may do in a social situation. I've always felt that the old adage, "First, do no harm." to be a good thing. Is there even a right answer to the question of what is "too" offensive? I suppose the only way to find out is to wear your funny t-shirts and see what happens.
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