Offended? K, Bite me!

Well no, I haven't offended anyone recently, but that's kinda besides the point.
I'm just wondering a couple things.
First of all is, why do people think the world owes them everything on a silver platter? Either you work hard to live and get what you want out of life, or you don't work and don't get the good stuff. Either way it's your choice...nobody elses.
Second thing I'm wondering about is why people get bent so out of shape because they find something offensive, or are offended by someone elses opinions, or views on things? Do people sit around all the time just watching, just waiting to see or hear something that offends them so that they can fly off their rocker and act all righteous and throw a hissy fit about it?

I'm just curious about this stuff because I am very rarely offended by something unless it is directed right at me.
I'm a fat chick, but I am not offended by people making fun of overweight people, why? Because they were not pointing at me and laughing and saying "hey fatty fatty two by four" you know what I mean?
I'm a blonde (yes natural blonde haha), but I'm not offended by the blonde jokes, simply because I know I am a smart blonde (nah I'm no golden retriever).
I live in a mobile home, but I'm not offended by peopler making fun of trailer trash because even though I do live in a trailer, I am not trash. Hey it's a cheap place to live..why not right?

I know that you can't change someone's opinion on something, or change everything in the world. I just laugh when people make mountains out of molehills just to try to shut someone up, or to change someone's views and opinions because they don't suit everybody. Hell, this would be an awfully boring world if everyone had the same views, opinions, sense of humour, morals , and so on.
If you don't like something, or someone...just move on and get over it. Took me a few years to realize this myself, hey I think we were all teenage "I'm gonna save the world" type of people at one time, but eventually it's time to grow up and realize that if you don't take care of yourself, and your own that nobody else is going to, or care for that matter.
That may be a harsh way of looking at things, but it works for me, and keeps me from blowing my temper over every little thing, or crawling into a hole and staying there for that matter. Life does go on...and on.

posted by Donna at 5/10/2006 10:31:00 a.m.