Anything that could be offensive to some people ought not to be on public property.
Many worry that political conversations can affect their careers, be offensive and lead to uncomfortable tensions.
Putting my own songs on here would be offensive to some sensibilities.
Random House said it had been given advice that the book might be offensive to some in the Muslim community.
He claimed he had not meant to be offensive, had used the blog "to let off steam", but had not intended any harm.
In addition, a voluntary rating system is used by all television networks to warn viewers when material that might be offensive will be aired.
"I'm there to tell them if the ceremony is not balanced or if there's any detail that may be offensive (to another culture), " says Macomb.
It is illegal in Texas to publish private facts that, when revealed, would be offensive to a reasonable person and are not a legitimate public concern.
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Mohammed Ajami, a father-of-four, has never disputed that he is the author of the poem, but has said it was not meant to be offensive or seditious.
The Nike ad may be offensive to those who don't quite understand sports culture, or work in extremely competitive environments such as sales, or Wall Street, and even politics.
Separately, ministers have been urged to rethink plans to sever official links with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) after one of its senior officials made remarks seen to be offensive.
"Once out of the car, we make it very clear that we're not there to be offensive to them, we're not there to hurt him, and we're only there to have a talk to them about what they're doing, " Scumm Buster said.
Such a step would not only call into question the patriotism of the many Muslims in America who do not embrace the Brotherhood's Shariah agenda - something that would, presumably, be as offensive to them as it would be troubling to the rest of us.
But the attack that I find to be particularly offensive is that on health standards.
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No player was less likely to be an offensive force for the Devils in this postseason than Salvador.
Its Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) said the action would be "offensive" to some societies and cultures.
Kinetic actions can be either offensive or defensive and used in conjunction with other mission areas to achieve optimal military effects.
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The opportunity is for the chance to learn the craft, including the earned opportunity to be an offensive or defensive coordinator and the evolution thereafter.
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They said earlier that commercialising the festival would be highly offensive.
If it actually played as the creepy psychological thriller it would like to think it is, the mind-numbing contortions of Fernley Phillips' crude screenplay would be downright offensive.
And if you find yourself afraid to engage with an answer, or you find yourself struggling to back up your conclusions and opinions with reason, or you find the mere suggestion that your position ought to be explainable offensive, I would strongly suggest you re-examine your position: if you cannot plainly, clearly explain why you hold the beliefs you do, they are, in all likelihood, standing on shaky ground.
These aren't the same as what Morgan said, but they could easily be seen as offensive to many.
Joeckel may be the top offensive tackle available, but Fisher and Johnson are both expected to go early in the draft.
When we devalue the dollar investment must necessarily become defensive, whereas investment that authors our advancement tends to be intrepid and offensive.
The disparate West African force will be larger than originally planned, but how effective it might be in mounting offensive operations into northern Mali is uncertain.
Be courteous and take the device off in locker rooms, public bathrooms, business meetings, movie theaters and anywhere else where wielding a camera would be improper or offensive.
But Turkey allowed the missile batteries to be placed there only for defensive purposes, and NATO nations would have to agree before they could be used for offensive strikes against Syria.
The prospect of having to condone the involvement of German soldiers in what would be their first offensive mission since the second world war might now, some believe, prove the last straw.
She said each case would depend on individual circumstances and she cited an example of having seen Celtic fans making signs of the cross to Rangers fans in an "aggressive" manner, which may potentially be construed as offensive.
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