About a lot of things. About those things that offend people which were not meant to be offensive. About ways that we all curb our own self-expression with the fear of offending. About people who do truly offend yet do not understand even after they have been told time and again. And about things that I truly find offensive.
Offense when taken is relative.
That is part of the problem. It so often occurs when perceptions and understandings by the hearer are either not known or not incorporated by the speaker. How we perceive an event is so deeply tied into personal experiences, upbringing, culture, etc, that it is a wonder we don t walk around permanently offended. And it is true that there are things said or implied that are meant to demean, exclude, belittle, or hurt. Every one of us has suffered by the intentional words or actions of others.