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Quotes About Offensive

People have gone down this spiral of cancel culture and the idea that everything is offensive.
~ Bianca Del Rio
Slovenliness is a lazy and beastly negligence of a man's own person, whereby he becomes so sordid as to be offensive to those about him.
~ Theophrastus
Shall we then say, like Newton, that all such truths are made arbitrarily by God? Shall we seek such truths in the occult? For if God has laid these rules down arbitrarily, then they are occult by nature. To me this notion is offensive; it seems to cast God in the rôle of a capricious despot who desires to hide the truth from us.
~ Neal Stephenson
Isn't it interesting that you find nothing blasphemous about seeking to be like the devil, but seeking to be like God offends you—
~ Neale Donald Walsch
To be a modern goalkeeper, I have to think offensively, to initiate our attacking moves safely and securely.
~ Manuel Neuer
suppurating bunghole with all the allure of a hair on a toilet seat.
~ Christopher Fowler
I'm very depressed how in this country you can be told That's offensive as though those two words constitute an argument.
~ Christopher Hitchens
During this time Jefferson Davis made a speech in Macon, Georgia, which was reported in the papers of the South, and soon became known to the whole country, disclosing the plans of the enemy, thus enabling General Sherman to fully meet them. He exhibited the weakness of supposing that an army that had been beaten and fearfully decimated in a vain attempt at the defensive, could successfully undertake the offensive against the army that had so often defeated it.
~ Ulysses S. Grant
The Battle of the Bulge is sometimes characterized as Hitler's final desperate gamble, the last straw at which he grabbed. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Ardennes offensive was a major and carefully conceived maneuver, not merely to avert the defeat of the Third Reich, but also to administer a decisive blow to the Allies. It was developed long in advance and prepared with exceptional care, respectable ingenuity and considerable investment in human and material resources.
~ Ladislas Farago
He's such a gargantuan asshole. A giant, stupid orifice. A walking, talking cranny.
~ Laini Taylor
Scrawny little mundane bastard.
~ Cassandra Clare
The wolf said, You know, my dear, it isn't safe for a little girl to walk through these woods alone. Red Riding Hood said, I find your sexist remark offensive in the extreme, but I will ignore it because of your traditional status as an outcast from society, the stress of which has caused you to develop your own, entirely valid, worldview. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must be on my way.
~ James Finn Garner
Satire is, by definition, offensive. It is meant to make us feel uncomfortable. It is meant to make us scratch our heads, think, do a double-take, and then think again.
~ Maajid Nawaz
Comments that suggest that Muslims should be banned from the United States are offensive and unconstitutional.
~ Mike Pence
America is experiencing an Islamist cultural-political offensive designed to undermine and destroy our civilization.
~ Newt Gingrich
As an offensive lineman, having spatial awareness is key: understanding where the quarterback is going to be and understanding what the defensive end might do depending on the play we're running.
~ D'Brickashaw Ferguson
I'm always interested in what is seen as obscene or profane or unfit.
~ Jenny Zhang
I know that Spurs are a team who like to play offensive football.
~ Kevin-Prince Boateng
God as 'He,' as a patriarchal thing, is offensive to me. It's standard fare for America, 'He, He, He.' Every time I hear that it's like another blow against females. It's very radical talk at this point for females to say this kind of stuff, but nationwide I still hear females referring to God as 'He.'
~ Patty Griffin
Currently under FCC policy, indecency determinations hinge on two factors. First, material must describe or depict sexual or excretory organs or activities. Second, the material must be patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium.
~ Doug Ose
Grossness is not difficult to define: it is obtrusive and objectionable pleasantry.
~ Theophrastus
The commentator may be excused for repeating what he has stressed in his own books and lectures, namely that offensive is frequently but a synonym for unusual; and a great work of art is of course always original, and thus by its very nature should come more or less as a shocking surprise.
~ Vladimir Nabokov
offensive" is frequently but a synonym for "unusual; and a great work of art is of course always original, and thus by its very nature should come as a more or less shocking surprise.
~ Vladimir Nabokov
lo ofensivo no suele ser más que un sinónimo de lo insólito.
~ Vladimir Nabokov