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20 people share the most ridiculous reason they’ve seen someone get offended.

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There are nearly infinite things going on in the world that cause immense pain, and cause people to feel rightfully hurt and offended. Everywhere you look, the air is practically dripping with inequities and it can feel endless to track all the ways we harm each other (both intentionally and unintentionally).

And yet, with all of the valid complaints in the world, there are still people who pour their energy towards getting offended over the pettiest grievances, and it can be equal parts hilarious and frustrating.

In a popular Reddit thread, people shared the silliest reason they've seen someone get offended, and there are truly no limits.

1. From Doombuggyman:

When I worked at Walt Disney World, we had buttons that we would give out to guests who were celebrating a special day or event in the parks - things like First Visits, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Honeymoons, and so on. The purpose of the buttons was to give the employees (Cast Members in Disneyspeak) an opening to engage the guests; if you saw a couple with anniversary buttons, for example, you could wish them a happy anniversary.

Well, one of our greeters saw a little boy and his father walking towards an attraction, and noticed the boy was wearing a button that said "Happy Birthday!" and had his name written underneath it. So she smiled, and said, "Happy Birthday, Bobby!"

The father proceeded to get up in her face, screaming "How DARE you talk to my child! You have NO REASON to talk to him! If you have ANYTHING to say to him, you GO THROUGH ME!" Reduced her to tears.

I really felt sorry for that kid.

2. From Sweet_D_:

I used to work in an Outback Steakhouse in suburb of Atlanta. A couple came in and was seated in a booth. Before their server could even take their drink order, I noticed them angrily walking to the door. I asked if something was wrong and they replied "We refuse to eat in a restaurant with a rebel flag on the wall!"

It was an Australian flag.

3. From maximsbymax:

One time someone got offended when I put on my seatbelt, thought I was commenting on her ability to drive.

4. From Aromadegym:

My downhill neighbors took down the fence separating our yards because they said our yard was so beautiful. Then they complained that we were spying on them from our deck. Then we built a fence separating the yards again so we both had our privacy. Then they built a raised deck to see over the fence to our yard and complained again that we were spying on them.

5. From QC_knight1824:

I saw a girl go on a Facebook rant one time condemning a cookie delivery company because they gave her an extra cookie and wrote a note saying "figured you would appreciate an extra cookie ☺".

She went on talking about how she had body issues and this guy/company should send her a written apology because of how they were calling her fat or something.

The best part is the company responded and offered her a free box of 6 of her favorite cookies. She accepted.

6. From ImperialCapybara:

I worked in a store that sells miniature historical figures. Our window display was a large recreation of the battle of Waterloo, maybe six feet by three. We had a woman come in one day and scream at the top of her lungs because one of the figures was holding a tiny Union Jack. So in short, a woman was offended by our tiny historically accurate flag of the United Kingdom.

7. From CleverReferences:

Friends with an allergy mom on Facebook. She takes it as a personal insult if you mention liking or consuming peanut products. I live across the country from her, but my peanut butter and jelly sandwich could kill her son, so I shouldn't eat it. I bought the Reese's candy variety pack to hand out on Halloween. It's worth noting that I also had non-food items and was participating in the Teal Pumpkin Project. But the fact that I was handing out candy with peanut butter in it was an attack on her and her child.

8. From Z_Laurent:

I work as customer service in a retail store. We had a single long line on the right side of the desk (has three registers in it for returns). A woman who just came in went to the left side and straight to one of the registers. When told that she needs to get into line, she becomes furious and started screaming, asking why she has to fall in line. "YES, I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE!", she shouted when she saw a coworker roll her eyes.

It was causing a scene so a manager took over and we all looked apologeticly at the other people in line.

9. From thatJainaGirl:

I could fill this whole thread with my mother, but here are two examples from recent memory:

She cooks potatoes for dinner. I put salt on them. She screams for two hours about how rude I am to insinuate her cooking isn't good enough.

I'm using the single-cup coffee maker at my cousin's house. My cousin makes an off hand remark about how she needs to replace the filter, because it's overdue. I laugh and say that we have to do the same, and we forget about the filter often. Cue mother screaming about how I "embarrassed" her in front of her family.

10. From Back2Bach:

I was in line at a donut shop where the woman ahead of me got sorely offended with the guy in front of her because he took the last cinnamon doughnut in the display case - the very one she had her eyes fixed on for breakfast.

She actually asked if he'd let her have it in exchange for 2 others she would buy of a different variety. When he said no, she just stormed out of the shop, glaring at him.

11. From loki93009:

Once when I was working as a barista this older guy got really upset that I was wearing a ring on my left ring finger cause I "wasn't married" I looked at him ranting and me and said "well I am married soooo."

12. From know_limits:

A few of us were having a friendly chat with a neighbor. The topic of Tom Brady and Giselle came up and the neighbor says "she's only with him for his money". We point out that she makes considerably more than he does. The neighbor flips out and says we are all ganging up on her and storms off.

13. From Mexagon:

Received a complaint from an "anonymous" co-worker (let's be honest, we all know who it is in every workplace) that I had used the outdated and racist term of "collared greens" to describe what my grandma made for thanksgiving. Apparently, I was saying that because its popular with "colored people" in the south, never mind it's because they come from the collard family of cabbages. So I was forced to apologize and call it spinach, which it is f*cking not. Goddamn you Lois for making me spread misinformation.

14. From smherring771:

I work at a casino and a woman came up to the security guest yelling about how she was being discriminated against for having pink hair (it's a Hard Rock casino, we don't care about your hair) because people kept stopping her asking to see her I.D. and she had to be escorted out every time because she doesn't have any of the 5 valid forms that we take. It's the law to have your ID on you when you enter the casino. There's a sign at every entrance and exit. Stop being stupid.

15. From cretinchick:

Told her that her kids would be seated at the kids table, and she freaked out that they were family members of the groom and shouldn't be shunned. So we immediately said we'd change the seating plan so they could sit with her, to which she got even MORE offended because she didn't want to spend the reception with a bunch of children and demanded she be with adults only.

16. From goblinish:

I worked with a guy that got offended I parked in a handicap spot (that I was legally allowed to use). I spend most of my time in a wheelchair. Though a few years ago even when I first started needing my chair I was able to walk short distances fine, but anything that was beyond a certain point I was in danger of falling because I couldn't' support myself that long. So I could drive to work ok, I could get out of my car an pull out my chair and get in. I could even leave my chair in my office to go to the bathroom about 10 feet away.

SO this guy started working for the same company and things are going fine. I don't know if he didn't notice me in my wheelchair at my desk instead of a normal office chair or if he just hadn't seen me make one of my many trips down the hall to my boss in my chair or what. He didn't work in my department so I didn't really pay much attention.

He was leaving one day at the same time I was and saw me stand out of my chair to put it in my car. He started screaming at me about how I was taking advantage of both the company, the parking space, and everyone who is "really disabled". I mean 5 minutes of a tirade while I am holding on to may car for dear life because he is preventing me from putting my folded chair into my trunk.

I got a whole spiel about how his mom can't walk and every time she goes to park in a handicap spot some asshole like me is parked there and how dare I take away parking spots from people who really can't get around.

A coworker came out heard the yelling and called for security. Needless to say after a 10 minute meeting with my boss, his boss, their boss and HR he was fired.

Seriously the guy got angry and offended because my disability seemed fake to him because I could stand up for moments at a time. Every now and then I think I should have sent him my medical bills to prove how real my condition is but I was shocked silent at the time and trying not to fall.

17. From A_OBenson:

My girlfriend's mom gets offended if you try to disagree with her in front of other people. She will pull you aside later and try to get you to apologize for embarrassing her so badly.

18. From Homerpaintbucket:

My sister was freaking out about Ebola. I told her that the CDC is packed with highly trained people who have determined we don't have to worry. She said she'd read some articles online and that they were wrong. I told her it took more than reading a few articles to become an epidemiologist. She flipped the f*ck out and told me my opinion didn't count because I haven't graduated college yet.

19. From inside_your_face:

My girlfriend wouldn't speak to me for 12 hours because I said her cat impression wasn't convincing.

20. From i-like-my-anonymity:

I was on a ferry with my very cute lapdog. A woman approached me and asked to pet my dog. I told her No, that the dog would bite her if she tried. She reached out to pet the dog anyway and the dog snapped at her (didn't actually bite but made it clear not to come any closer). She got mad because "all dogs love me"

This actually happened twice with two separate women in the same ferry ride.


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