How come people get offended so easy about different things ?

Question

How come people get offended so easy about different things ?

Answer 1

They're close minded, thats why.

they don't really think and ask themselves questions like "is this really offensive?" "why is it offensive?" "is it because society tells me it is?"

Answer 2

people have feelings and some ppl are more sensitive then others its the way they are JUST be careful what you say ( :

Answer 3

because PEOPLE are stupid in general

Answer 4

because we are all different

Answer 5

i think people who call people close minded for being more sensitive about different subjects are really the close minded ones.

did you ever think that maybe they're sensitive because of something that happened in their life.

i'm sensitive when someone jokes about rape...guess why.

Answer 6

Their parents catered to them and protected them and as a result we have child-like adults who are incapable of handling anything outside of their norm.  Also some people think that other people will perceive them as deep or sensitive if they are offended by every little off-color comment.

Answer 7

People are only used to what they know- an extension of their environment. This leads to inherent one-sidededness and I agree with what another commenter said- people *are* stupid

Answer 8

I've been trying to figure that out for a while and think I finally found the reason :

Everyone is different and weather we like it or not we all have different opinions opinions that nobody can change no matter what even if we know those opinions are wrong and don't make any sense, so every ones going to get offended if you say something against their point because most of us are very opinionated and when to very opinionated people talk, its very easy to bump elbows with them  

Answer 9

because some people take certain things more seriously than others.

Answer 10

For some people, I think it's because deep down they know that they're wrong but they're too afraid to admit it or accept it. They like to think they're perfect but they're just not.  

Answer 11

They usually get offended when there are insecure. It could be low seft esteem, the incapacity to accept other opinions or to admit they were wrong.