Top Ten Most Offensive Statements By LDS Church Leaders

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by smokymountainrain

that comment is just about as laughable as those made by BY, Mark Peterson, McConkie, etc.

Laughable, ignorant, stupid - but certainly not offensive. But nice try.

Let me ask you this, smoky: Is there anything that you would consider offensive? Anything? Give me an example.

Second question: Do you happen to be white?

[smokymountainrain]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Let me ask you this, smoky: Is there anything that you would consider offensive? Anything? Give me an example.

Second question: Do you happen to be white?

Fair questions.

I think I can say with complete honesty that I've never been offended by the words of another individual. I do believe that my wife (and she would be the only one) could probably say something that might prompt me to take offense because I value her opinion and I respect her as a person so much. I wouldn't be proud of myself for allowing myself to feel offended, but it could probably happen.

I will also say that if I have been offended by the words of another person, it is most definitely a regrettable decision on my part.

I am white.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by smokymountainrain

Fair questions.

I think I can say with complete honesty that I've never been offended by the words of another individual. I do believe that my wife (and she would be the only one) could probably say something that might prompt me to take offense because I value her opinion and I respect her as a person so much. I wouldn't be proud of myself for allowing myself to feel offended, but it could probably happen.

Suppose you had a black family living next to you and you were good friends with them. And you discovered that someone has planted a burning cross in their front lawn. Would you consider that offensive? Or just "ignorant" and "silly"?

Originally Posted by smokymountainrain

I will also say that if I have been offended by the words of another person, it is most definitely a regrettable decision on my part.

I am white.

So as a white person, you are not offended by racist comments? Swell for you.

[smokymountainrain]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Suppose you had a black family living next to you and you were good friends with them. And you discovered that someone has planted a burning cross in their front lawn. Would you consider that offensive? Or just "ignorant" and "silly"?


So as a white person, you are not offended by racist comments? Swell for you.

I may not take offense to the words of others, but do think I'm a fairly compassionate person. If that were to happen to my neighbors (my previous neighbors, before I moved were black and I was very good friends with them), I would do everything in my power to help them through that.

Keep in mind that there is a big difference between actually vandalizing the property of another person and some old man telling me I'm inferior to him.

As a white person I'm could never be offended by any comments made by people I have not come to love and respect a great deal.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by smokymountainrain

As a white person I'm could never be offended by any comments made by people I have not come to love and respect a great deal.

Such as apostles and general authorities? LOL.

[smokymountainrain]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Such as apostles and general authorities? LOL.

Thomas S Monson could come out tomorrow and say that every white male with two kids, a pregnant wife, is an assistant scoutmaster with a big nose, and hates green vegetables...is cursed and was a jack ass in the pre-existence.

I would probably think "that sucks" since it describes me to a 'T', but I wouldn't spend any more than that one second thinking about it. I have better things to worry about like my jack ass boss who I hate more than anybody I've ever hated in my life.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by smokymountainrain

I may not take offense to the words of others, but do think I'm a fairly compassionate person. If that were to happen to my neighbors (my previous neighbors, before I moved were black and I was very good friends with them), I would do everything in my power to help them through that.

Keep in mind that there is a big difference between actually vandalizing the property of another person and some old man telling me I'm inferior to him.

As a white person I'm could never be offended by any comments made by people I have not come to love and respect a great deal.

Please quit validating SU's hyperbole.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Please quit validating SU's hyperbole.

"The bittersweet thing about the priesthood ban and its legacy is that it's a metaphor, emblematic, or better, a microsocm, of so much. To a thoughtful person it is endlessly damning, it spreads like peritonitis. That's why the LDS Church needs to treat it."

--SeattleUte, 2/1/08