Originally Posted by UTAMAV (Post 1315299)

With all that's been said....my .02 is that the OP has some major diplomatic :nutswinger:. Kudos to you sir for admitting a mistake in judgment and apologizing for it. I don't know who does it better you or Tony Romo, Oui!

Originally Posted by Jjaden (Post 1315071)

This brings to mind a whole other argument.

There was a recent study that consisted of a control group of individuals drink 6 beers in 30min. then drive an obstacle course with pylons.

A second control group involved people on cell phones, required to maintain conversation and answer questions while on the phone taking the same course.

The people on the phones performed MUCH worse....

You won't do jail time if you hit someone while on your cell, because it's socially acceptable even if it's illegal in some states but it's proven to be much more dangerous.

Originally Posted by Zaggeron (Post 1315332)

He was pounded into submission by righteous indignation :ugh2:

Originally Posted by RiCharlie (Post 1315975)

No i wasnt.. i realized I did something that offended others and I owned up to it,.,nobody "pounded me into submission" Tex, old padna:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Zaggeron (Post 1316001)

You did something that nobody could reasonably be expected to find offensive -- the joke was as corny as an old Jonny Carson joke. There was nothing for you to "own up to". A "Sorry I offended you" is appropriate, but you more or less admitted to doing something wrong and inappropriate which you did not.

Just because someone if offended by something we write or say, doesn't mean it was wrong to say it. Maybe you don't even realize it but you were bullied into erroneously admitting you did something wrong.

:tiphat:

Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 1316009)

:bowrofl: So, drunk driving jokes are not offensive to any reasonable person? I'm glad you're the expert on what we can and can't find funny.

Originally Posted by Zaggeron (Post 1316026)

I'm sure that many drunk driving jokes are offensive in general, but RiCharlie's one wasn't. You can't always just place something in a category and say -- everything in this category is offensive -- no exceptions. There are degrees to which jokes can be said to be offensive and this one was more or less as mild as they come.

Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 1316021)

Maybe he was bullied, or maybe he realized that he offended some folks.

I've offended people with humor. I'm usually enough of a man to apologize when I do.

Originally Posted by Zaggeron (Post 1316036)

I did mention that an apology is appropriate. You can be sorry about someone's hurt feelings whether their attitude towards what you said is justified or not. But, this doesn't mean you necessarily admit that what you did was wrong or even, in fact, that you would take it back.

Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 1316031)

ok, so as long as I post a "mild" racist joke, the target ethnicity won't find it offensive. ok, roger, got it. :bowrofl:

Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 1316049)

But the option to do so is completely his decision. And just because he decided to handle it that way doesn't mean he was bullied. :icon17: