NP? "the formerly colonised coming back to haunt us"

[David Morris]

--- David Gentle <Gentle_Family at btinternet.com> wrote:
> My point is that finding something (anything) offensive is a full stop to one
debate and the start of a separate one. I would agree that calling someone
racist is quite serious. But being offended by it serves no purpose.

Being offended by it serves a very simple and important purpose:  It calls for
a cessation of the behavior which offends.

DM

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