“Can’t Work Out The Mental Gymnastics There”: 31 Funny Moments When People Got Offended Over Nothing

Ok if that's how it works, in the name of all my fellow countrymen & -women, I forbid everybody who's not German from driving cars, because you know, cultural appropriation and stuff. 😜 Edit: Btw, the irony of me writing this comment in english is not lost on me. So, err.... oops, I guess. Sorry, my bad. Ok, I'll stop now. Goodbye.

Online Discourse has poisoned a lot of young minds that have never seen any actual human strife or disagreement. Certain parts of the LGBTQIA+ and other leftist communities have had the pendulum swing so far back that they've reinvented puritanism, and it sucks. Generally, though, it's either children or very sheltered people.

I know a few repeat offenders. Honestly, it's been fun travelling with my multilingual husband. One of my favourite memories is of him and a look-alike B&B owner nattering away enthusiastically in Spanish about favourite bands.

Merde.

In my (admittedly limited) experience, people seem to love when I try to learn their language. There is a super sweet Russian lady at our city farmers market who sells prints of her paintings. I've been learning Russian for a few years and I'm still nowhere near conversational, but this lady got so excited when I told her that her paintings were "красивая". The only time the person speaking another language seemed annoyed was when I tried to ask where to find the bread in French at a store in Quebec

Even if I didn't actually need a cane, I'd probably use one because people are such dickbags about disabled parking.

They don’t just hand out disabled parking permits because you ask for them. If someone has one, they need it. That lady she was lucky she was only cited for breach of peace…since she blocked him in, I would have cited her for holding someone hostage.

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Happy ending to the story! I wish more of the rampant assholery were subject to fines or other punishment.

I am disabled (more than one ailment, with one being heart problems), and before I retired, I would park in one of the two handicapped parking spaces at work. One morning as I was exiting my car, my cane in my hand and my handicapped placard very visible hanging from my mirror, I was approached by the security guard. This man was always harassing the younger female employees, but I figured that I was too old for him to bother with. I was wrong, and he staggered up to me to order me to move my vehicle because I was parked in a handicapped space. I told him that I was aware that I was, and drew his attention to my parking placard. He huffed and puffed, then snarled at me, "You don't look handicapped". Before I could catch myself I replied, "Looks can be deceiving because you don't look stupid either, but here we are." I did apologize to him, telling him that I shouldn't have made that remark, but if he wanted to take the matter up with his boss that I was more than willing - he didn't.

I'm sorry your time was wasted but hope you feel it was worth it for Karen to get put in her place..

Same thing with getting married.

They said, you'll regret it one day. Let me check, nope, no regrets here.

I had kids - love them - but I can totally see why some folks want to give it a miss. Meanwhile - I like dogs but I don't own one due to not wanting the expense / have the energy to properly care for one. Doesn't mean I don't like dogs - only that I made a choice.

Same here. I (48M) have had people who were perfectly friendly with me suddenly get deeply offended when they find out I never had children and don't plan to. One person even hit me with, "Wow, and I thought you were a good person." That happens a lot less frequently now that my beard is almost completely grey. Yes, But: People I've just met are now asking my about my grandchildren. Then it starts the whole uncomfortable conversation about why I don't have any.

Some people talk to women who haven't had kids like we've committed a crime. You get grilled...why not? Don't you want them? Can you not have them? Does a man still want you (an actual question I was asked once)? It's literally just easier to tell people I couldn't have them than to try an explain that I don't need to have kids to give my life meaning. I get the added satisfaction of seeing how uncomfortable they get and how bad they feel when I say that. Especially if I get a little teary eyed. I should get an Oscar nomination. They deserve being made to feel bad for asking something like that.

LOL. I'm in Canada and we never call someone African American. You could come from Haiti, Jamaica, Africa, and I don't know where else. We just call them by either their first or last names - Haitians do that a lot - or Mr. Mrs. Miss.

plot twist..they are not american

Afro Caribbean annoys me for black Brits who have never been to either and are 2nd gen Brit.

Random white woman: it's "African American". Guy: I am British.

I’m white and when I loved to the US, a white friend corrected me angrily when I said “black” because “it’s African American!” I responded with “not in Canada it isn’t!”

Theme of the 2020's. It's all about me, and everything is offensive.