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Originally Posted by jeff_wilson
When personal offense is taken at a criticism of a *choice*that people are free to make or not, to recognize that offense as valid is to make claims of victimhood a tool for silencing dissent.
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No it's not. If I say "People who like ice cream are pedophiles/nazis/racists/martians/lightbulbs" and you respond "I like ice cream but am not a pedophile/etc, and am offended that you would think I am one because of my desire for frozen milk and sugar," that is not a claim to victimhood. That's a fairly rational response to a ludicrously antagonistic statement.