I think the proper thing to do is if someone is offended is "alright sure, whatever, there you go".
Others being offended isn't something you control, responding to it is
Others being offended isn't something you control, responding to it is
It's worth having some grace about it though.
>I find this use of "Catholic" pretty offensive and distasteful.
They didn't claim their preferences were universal. Nor did they attempt any personal attack on the person they were responding to. They simply described their emotional reaction and left it at that.
If everyone's initial default was the "gundmc approach" when they were offended, the internet would be a much nicer place :-)
So yeah, as far as I'm concerned, everyone in this comment chain is simply lovely :-)