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Im sorry, this principal may have plenty of money and time to go to the hairdresser weekly and have her stuff done, who are you to judge others who may not have the same opportunities that you do? Having a wrap on your head is not offensive. It should not be controversial. – Zeph Capo	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The Jazz just draining when you play great defense and give up offensive rebounds. – James Harden	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We have been hit with an influx of 21- to 25-year-olds in the last year and a half. I think what the girls put on the chalkboards [is]kind of cute, but if someone finds them offensive, well surely change them. – Chris Hansen	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Steve King comments about Hurricane Katrina victims are absurd and offensive, and are a complete contradiction to the strength and resilience the people of New Orleans demonstrated to the entire nation in the wake of the total devastation they experienced. – Steve Scalise	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Recent observations by our men and women on the ground highlight that the ISIS population being evacuated from the remaining vestiges of the caliphate largely remain unrepentant, unbroken and radicalized. We will need to maintain a vigilant offensive against this now widely dispersed and disaggregated organization that includes leaders, fighters, facilitators, resources and, of course, their toxic ideology. – Joseph Votel	Found on CNN 5 years ago
ISIS fighters have been using suicide vests and car bombs to slow down the SDF offensive and hide from Coalition strikes in the area of Baghouz, they still hold civilians and are lacing the tunnels with IEDs (improvised explosive devices) as well. – Colonel Sean Ryan	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I welcome debate in Congress based on the merits of policy, but it's unacceptable and deeply offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American citizens because of their political views, including support for the US-Israel relationship, we all take the same oath. Worse, Representative Omar comments leveled that charge by invoking a vile anti-Semitic slur. – Eliot Engel	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We reject the notion in the media that any contract with a Papua New Guinea entity is tainted by corruption – we find this notion offensive, we do not have any bad debts or failed contracts. – Ian Stewart	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
When someone uses hateful and offensive tropes and words against people of my faith, I will not be silent. – Max Rose of New York	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
He was forced to surrender, he probably didn't want to die during the military offensive. – Oscar Albayalde	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Celebrating Australia Day on January 26th is offensive, to celebrate an invasion which has seen our people dispossessed, displaced and oppressed for some 230 years, is plain offensive. – Joe Williams	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
To celebrate an invasion which has seen our people dispossessed, displaced and oppressed for some 230 years, is plain offensive. – Joe Williams	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
If we somehow suffered an injury and we needed somebody to replaceBrandon NimmoorMichael Confortoin the starting lineup, and if Tim Tebow is the best offensive player in Triple-A at that point in time, hes going to be in Mickey Calloways [Mets manager] lineup. – Van Wagenen	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
No, it's not my job to police comedy just because I find it offensive. Comedy is supposed to be offensive. My feelings have no place in it. Yes, Louis is an ass for the jokes he's making which sucks cause he used to be really funny and not just a professional jerk. – Cameron Kasky	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I think of the content that I create as entertainment, and not a place for any serious political commentary, though this was not my intention, I understand that these jokes were ultimately offensive. – Felix Kjellberg	Found on CNN 5 years ago
What troubles me is that when you are vilified in the media, as has Mr. Harvey Weinstein, there is a rush to judgment, which is offensive to the concept of fairness and due process, there is a rush to arrest, there is pressure to arrest, and what we see is that happened in this case. – Benjamin Brafman	Found on CNN 5 years ago
However, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects even speech that many experience as offensive, such as the faculty member's post. – Brooklyn College	Found on CNN 5 years ago
President Trump’s characterization of his administration’s botched response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria as ‘incredibly successful’ and ‘one of the best jobs that’s ever been done’ is offensive to the families of the nearly 3,000 Americans who were killed and the countless more who suffered for months without power or running water, he ought to apologize, and Congress ought to investigate what went wrong with the Trump Administration’s response and identify steps to ensure it does not happen again. – Steny Hoyer	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The accusation that my family promotes anti-Semitism is deeply, deeply offensive. – Cynthia Nixon	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We want to sell engagement rings. We’re selling love, not hate, we were never wanting to be offensive, it was always meant to be satirical. – Alexandria Garieri	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I visualize to the audience and I tell them ahead of time, I’m going to be saying these and I know they’re offensive to you – let’s decide why they’re offensive and who’s making that decision, i have a whole bit about PC correct and what it is. He added: I understand where we are, and we’ve made some adjustments and I said I like pushing stuff and making everybody laugh on stage, but you take stuff I said out of context? We were laughing about this and it’s not even funny. – Tim Allen	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
It's offensive and appalling and is damaging her figure — privets don't respond well to being manipulated like that. – Keith Talson	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The government kind of dropped those allegations without any evidence, i frankly find it kind of offensive -- just because Maria Butina's Maria Butina, that's the direction people go in. – Robert Driscoll	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I personally find Holocaust denial deeply offensive, and I absolutely didn’t intend to defend the intent of people who deny that, of course if a post crossed a line into advocating for violence or hate against a particular group, it would be removed. … These issues are very challenging but I believe that often the best way to fight offensive bad speech is with good speech. – Mark Zuckerberg	Found on FOX News 5 years ago

Im sorry, this principal may have plenty of money and time to go to the hairdresser weekly and have her stuff done, who are you to judge others who may not have the same opportunities that you do? Having a wrap on your head is not offensive. It should not be controversial.

– Zeph Capo

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The Jazz just draining when you play great defense and give up offensive rebounds.

– James Harden

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

We have been hit with an influx of 21- to 25-year-olds in the last year and a half. I think what the girls put on the chalkboards [is]kind of cute, but if someone finds them offensive, well surely change them.

– Chris Hansen

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Steve King comments about Hurricane Katrina victims are absurd and offensive, and are a complete contradiction to the strength and resilience the people of New Orleans demonstrated to the entire nation in the wake of the total devastation they experienced.

– Steve Scalise

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Recent observations by our men and women on the ground highlight that the ISIS population being evacuated from the remaining vestiges of the caliphate largely remain unrepentant, unbroken and radicalized. We will need to maintain a vigilant offensive against this now widely dispersed and disaggregated organization that includes leaders, fighters, facilitators, resources and, of course, their toxic ideology.

– Joseph Votel

Found on CNN
5 years ago

ISIS fighters have been using suicide vests and car bombs to slow down the SDF offensive and hide from Coalition strikes in the area of Baghouz, they still hold civilians and are lacing the tunnels with IEDs (improvised explosive devices) as well.

– Colonel Sean Ryan

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I welcome debate in Congress based on the merits of policy, but it's unacceptable and deeply offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American citizens because of their political views, including support for the US-Israel relationship, we all take the same oath. Worse, Representative Omar comments leveled that charge by invoking a vile anti-Semitic slur.

– Eliot Engel

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We reject the notion in the media that any contract with a Papua New Guinea entity is tainted by corruption – we find this notion offensive, we do not have any bad debts or failed contracts.

– Ian Stewart

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

When someone uses hateful and offensive tropes and words against people of my faith, I will not be silent.

– Max Rose of New York

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

He was forced to surrender, he probably didn't want to die during the military offensive.

– Oscar Albayalde

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Celebrating Australia Day on January 26th is offensive, to celebrate an invasion which has seen our people dispossessed, displaced and oppressed for some 230 years, is plain offensive.

– Joe Williams

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

To celebrate an invasion which has seen our people dispossessed, displaced and oppressed for some 230 years, is plain offensive.

– Joe Williams

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

If we somehow suffered an injury and we needed somebody to replaceBrandon NimmoorMichael Confortoin the starting lineup, and if Tim Tebow is the best offensive player in Triple-A at that point in time, hes going to be in Mickey Calloways [Mets manager] lineup.

– Van Wagenen

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

No, it's not my job to police comedy just because I find it offensive. Comedy is supposed to be offensive. My feelings have no place in it. Yes, Louis is an ass for the jokes he's making which sucks cause he used to be really funny and not just a professional jerk.

– Cameron Kasky

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I think of the content that I create as entertainment, and not a place for any serious political commentary, though this was not my intention, I understand that these jokes were ultimately offensive.

– Felix Kjellberg

Found on CNN
5 years ago

What troubles me is that when you are vilified in the media, as has Mr. Harvey Weinstein, there is a rush to judgment, which is offensive to the concept of fairness and due process, there is a rush to arrest, there is pressure to arrest, and what we see is that happened in this case.

– Benjamin Brafman

Found on CNN
5 years ago

However, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects even speech that many experience as offensive, such as the faculty member's post.

– Brooklyn College

Found on CNN
5 years ago

President Trump’s characterization of his administration’s botched response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria as ‘incredibly successful’ and ‘one of the best jobs that’s ever been done’ is offensive to the families of the nearly 3,000 Americans who were killed and the countless more who suffered for months without power or running water, he ought to apologize, and Congress ought to investigate what went wrong with the Trump Administration’s response and identify steps to ensure it does not happen again.

– Steny Hoyer

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The accusation that my family promotes anti-Semitism is deeply, deeply offensive.

– Cynthia Nixon

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We want to sell engagement rings. We’re selling love, not hate, we were never wanting to be offensive, it was always meant to be satirical.

– Alexandria Garieri

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I visualize to the audience and I tell them ahead of time, I’m going to be saying these and I know they’re offensive to you – let’s decide why they’re offensive and who’s making that decision, i have a whole bit about PC correct and what it is. He added: I understand where we are, and we’ve made some adjustments and I said I like pushing stuff and making everybody laugh on stage, but you take stuff I said out of context? We were laughing about this and it’s not even funny.

– Tim Allen

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

It's offensive and appalling and is damaging her figure — privets don't respond well to being manipulated like that.

– Keith Talson

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The government kind of dropped those allegations without any evidence, i frankly find it kind of offensive -- just because Maria Butina's Maria Butina, that's the direction people go in.

– Robert Driscoll

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I personally find Holocaust denial deeply offensive, and I absolutely didn’t intend to defend the intent of people who deny that, of course if a post crossed a line into advocating for violence or hate against a particular group, it would be removed. … These issues are very challenging but I believe that often the best way to fight offensive bad speech is with good speech.

– Mark Zuckerberg

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

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