Have you ever been personally offended by a piece of media so far?

*CyberCubed* · 03-04-2021, 06:54 PM

Be honest. Whether it be a movie, a TV show, a videogame, lyrics in music, a commercial, virtually anything...have you ever found something personally offensive?

*IndigoErth* · 03-04-2021, 07:46 PM

Uh, yeah. As a women it's kind of a given throughout life that there has long been a trend of various media depicting women in ways that were insulting and/or unnecessarily objectifying or whatnot. No mystery there.

edit: If you want stuff that's less broadly insulting... glasses stereotypes have always irked me, as well as my state being treated as nothing or barely existing.

*Galactus* · 03-04-2021, 07:53 PM

No but then there is very little media which really goes after straight white males in any severe way.

*CyberCubed* · 03-04-2021, 07:57 PM

I am also a straight white cis het male, so nothing offends me even though white people are portrayed as stupid, violent, silly, arrogant or plain evil virtually all the time everywhere.

Case in point, Homer Simpson is "white" technically, and he's allowed to be an idiot and nobody minds. If The Simpsons were black, having Homer act the way he does probably wouldn't fly.

*Prowler* · 03-04-2021, 08:04 PM

Personally offended? No. I'll roll my eyes or laugh if I see something completely wrongly depicted in foreign media, like the 1987 TMNT episode where they go to Portugal. All of that episode was entirely wrong. Portugal had bullfighting but there's no such thing as a bullfighting festival in Lisbon nor are there any bulls roaming my city's streets. Lisbon is not Pamplona in Spain.

And I don't mind the Portuguese fishermen jokes in Family Guy. I can even accept the fact they speak with a Brazilian accent. Seth MacFarlane said the Portuguese jokes in Family Guy are sort of an inside joke between him and his good portuguese friend. It's most likely done on purpose. Plus, it's ****ing Family Guy. They make fun of EVERYONE

Haven't seen any Holywood movies set in Portugal, but everytime they try to depict a non-American country or nationality they get it wrong 99% of the time, anyway. I think it's either laziness or a running joke at this point. So no point getting annoyed by it.

As for other stuff... I'm not religious nor am I gay or anything like that, so none of the jokes on TV about those subjects or people hurt me.

Really, at the end of the day TV isn't real life. I know exactly who am I. I don't need Family Guy to tell me what portuguese people are like. I'll just talk to my family members or my acquaintances

. Certain kinds of fictional character archetypes fit certain stories better. No one wants to see a boring average Joe on TV. People want to be entertained.

*neatoman* · 03-04-2021, 08:20 PM

If we're talking fiction, no. Fiction can piss me off with how bad it is, or I can feel annoyed with it in some fashion but I don't know if it can offend me. Like I think TMNT Out of the Shadows is absolute travesy of a movie, the production of Power Rangers baffles me in how pointless it all is and I think Star Trek Discovery is a jackass creation. But none of them really offend me.

On the other hand, there can be documentaries and and educational content that actually offends me if their intention is to spread misinformation. That's actually offensive since the goal is clearly to mislead and deceive people.

*Coola Yagami* · 03-04-2021, 08:34 PM

Honestly can't think of a single time, like ever.

I admit sometimes Hispanic characters overdo the 'ese' and 'homes' and whatever else, we get it, you're Hispanic, but like, to say 'offended' is too strong a word. I just carry on with my day.

*ZariusTwo* · 03-05-2021, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galactus

No but then there is very little media which really goes after straight white males in any severe way.

You keep telling yourself that. I'm sure one day you'll actually believe it.

~~ABrown~~ · 03-05-2021, 09:39 AM

No, not even close.

Last Ronin · 03-07-2021, 05:09 PM

Nope, never have been offended because unlike the mental health weak as fudge snowflakes I can remove myself from watching a show on bloody t.v to real life. Being offended is this generations get out of work free pass. Everything is offensive.

Last Ronin · 03-09-2021, 11:19 PM

Imma be real.... I am in a few forums and I actually like this one. It's well balanced and not super lefty snowflake and super alt right its just right....

You are my just right bowl of porrage...*however you spell that damn word*

~~Sumac~~ · 03-10-2021, 01:48 AM

Only media which can offend me is a bad media, like bad movies or bad video games.

*GoldMutant* · 03-10-2021, 12:00 PM

I usually keep an open mind on whatever media I come across. Bear in mind, I am focusing on Communication Studies for school.

In my experience, I haven't been offended by a specific topic. Granted, my mind's been fuzzy due to facing my own problems. It's led to me ignoring a lot of general media aside from word of mouth or the Internet.

However, if walking out or shutting off my system counts as offended, then that's a different can of worms. Likely going to revisit the topic at some point after I leave college and (potentially) grad school.

*Andrew NDB* · 03-04-2021, 08:31 PM

Nothing. Not one thing.

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03-04-2021, 06:54 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	Have you ever been personally offended by a piece of media so far? Be honest. Whether it be a movie, a TV show, a videogame, lyrics in music, a commercial, virtually anything...have you ever found something personally offensive?

03-04-2021, 07:46 PM	#2
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,296	Uh, yeah. As a women it's kind of a given throughout life that there has long been a trend of various media depicting women in ways that were insulting and/or unnecessarily objectifying or whatnot. No mystery there. edit: If you want stuff that's less broadly insulting... glasses stereotypes have always irked me, as well as my state being treated as nothing or barely existing. Last edited by IndigoErth; 03-04-2021 at 07:57 PM.

03-04-2021, 08:34 PM	#7
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,711	Honestly can't think of a single time, like ever. I admit sometimes Hispanic characters overdo the 'ese' and 'homes' and whatever else, we get it, you're Hispanic, but like, to say 'offended' is too strong a word. I just carry on with my day. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

03-10-2021, 12:00 PM	#13
GoldMutant Control Your Narrative Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: New England Posts: 1,763	I usually keep an open mind on whatever media I come across. Bear in mind, I am focusing on Communication Studies for school. In my experience, I haven't been offended by a specific topic. Granted, my mind's been fuzzy due to facing my own problems. It's led to me ignoring a lot of general media aside from word of mouth or the Internet. However, if walking out or shutting off my system counts as offended, then that's a different can of worms. Likely going to revisit the topic at some point after I leave college and (potentially) grad school. __________________

03-04-2021, 07:53 PM	#3
Galactus Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,009	No but then there is very little media which really goes after straight white males in any severe way.

03-04-2021, 07:57 PM	#4
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	I am also a straight white cis het male, so nothing offends me even though white people are portrayed as stupid, violent, silly, arrogant or plain evil virtually all the time everywhere. Case in point, Homer Simpson is "white" technically, and he's allowed to be an idiot and nobody minds. If The Simpsons were black, having Homer act the way he does probably wouldn't fly.

03-04-2021, 08:04 PM	#5
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	Personally offended? No. I'll roll my eyes or laugh if I see something completely wrongly depicted in foreign media, like the 1987 TMNT episode where they go to Portugal. All of that episode was entirely wrong. Portugal had bullfighting but there's no such thing as a bullfighting festival in Lisbon nor are there any bulls roaming my city's streets. Lisbon is not Pamplona in Spain. And I don't mind the Portuguese fishermen jokes in Family Guy. I can even accept the fact they speak with a Brazilian accent. Seth MacFarlane said the Portuguese jokes in Family Guy are sort of an inside joke between him and his good portuguese friend. It's most likely done on purpose. Plus, it's ****ing Family Guy. They make fun of EVERYONE Haven't seen any Holywood movies set in Portugal, but everytime they try to depict a non-American country or nationality they get it wrong 99% of the time, anyway. I think it's either laziness or a running joke at this point. So no point getting annoyed by it. As for other stuff... I'm not religious nor am I gay or anything like that, so none of the jokes on TV about those subjects or people hurt me. Really, at the end of the day TV isn't real life. I know exactly who am I. I don't need Family Guy to tell me what portuguese people are like. I'll just talk to my family members or my acquaintances . Certain kinds of fictional character archetypes fit certain stories better. No one wants to see a boring average Joe on TV. People want to be entertained.

03-05-2021, 09:39 AM	#9
~~ABrown~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,831	No, not even close.

03-07-2021, 05:09 PM	#10
Last Ronin Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 415	Nope, never have been offended because unlike the mental health weak as fudge snowflakes I can remove myself from watching a show on bloody t.v to real life. Being offended is this generations get out of work free pass. Everything is offensive.

03-09-2021, 11:19 PM	#11
Last Ronin Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 415	Imma be real.... I am in a few forums and I actually like this one. It's well balanced and not super lefty snowflake and super alt right its just right.... You are my just right bowl of porrage...however you spell that damn word

03-10-2021, 01:48 AM	#12
~~Sumac~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,129	Only media which can offend me is a bad media, like bad movies or bad video games.

03-04-2021, 08:31 PM	#14
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,558	Nothing. Not one thing. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]