Word: offendable
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...added that he did not intend to offend York. He said that it was “a valid perception” that his acts be seen as sexual harassment, but said he believed she misinterpreted his purpose. As he added, “my general affectionate air could be misinterpreted...
...didn’t mean to offend anyone or get the songs taken away,” Vance solemnly professed, adding...
This increasingly absolutist political correctness extends far past Harvard. Many employers, for example, have instituted speech codes in order to prevent any speech or action that could offend anyone else in the workplace. Jonathan Rauch, a writer for The New Republic, explains that employers are not interested in fighting frivolous lawsuits in the judicial system; they want to avoid lawsuits altogether. Thus, rather than simply prevent the specific types of discrimination that the law addresses, they go one step further and eliminate anything that could conceivably spawn a lawsuit. The Maryland Commission on Human Relations advises, “Because...
...Achille Lauro incident has brought Italians and other Europeans to the realization that our relationship with the U.S. resembles one between a master and a servant. Your President is being referred to as the emperor or "Rambo Reagan." In a little more than a week, America has managed to offend and alienate three of its allies: Tunisia, Egypt and Italy. I think the U.S. action is a sort of Guinness record in diplomatic failures. Valerio Ciuffa Verona, Italy...
...anything, the charm offensive has worked so well that usually robust Australians - afraid to give offense or spoil a business venture - often seem unduly sensitive about Chinese feelings. In numerous interviews for this story, participants new to China prefaced their remarks by saying, "I don't want to offend the Chinese, so don't print this." Off-the-record remarks are a feature of reporting, but they're usually red-hot and racy, like a Sichuan stir...