[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Originally Posted by Noid I explicitly stated something that very contrary to your first sentence, somewhat embraces offending people as a learning curve, let alone assert anything that suggests you should base your life on not offending people. I mean, offending people shouldn't be your aim, if that's your point? Otherwise I've got no clue what you're trying to say here or how it is relevant, and I'll have to appeal to you to be able to explain that. I'm not calling you a bigot, but your definition of politics implies privilege. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. I think the stuff you said about how you were received by Shad are pretty shitty, but it's not my job to speak for him. I think it's highly ironic that if your opinion upsets someone then it's their fault they take it that way, but when someone's opinion upsets you, it's their fault for making you feel that way.

The difference is, your opinion is an attack on my character. My opinion was on the political climate.

And I'm not celebrating upsetting Shad. I'd prefer not to. But I can't adjust who I am because someone (even someone I respect like Shad) didn't like what I have to say. If he wants to cast me off (allegedly I don't know his thoughts) as some loud mouthed white guy who doesn't care about what he has to say, that's ignorant on his part, because I'm not. I'd have been more than happy to continually listen and debate what he had to say.

You've simply painted him as a victim when he is not.