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Offending people is a necessary and healthy act...
Offending people is a necessary and healthy act. Every time you say something that’s offensive to another person, you just caused a discussion. You just forced them to have to think.
qtd. in Beth Accomando, "‘Can We Take A Joke?’ Looks To A Comedian’s Right To Offend," KPBS.org (July 29, 2016). https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2016/07/29/new-documentary-asks-if-offensives-jokes-are-prote
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