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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 6179574" data-attributes="member: 6701124">Based on the half-or-so of the posts in the .tumblr feed I skimmed or read, I thought the riot didn't start over the "initiating offense", but rather over PA's response to those who were offended (the part where PA mocked people were concerned about our culture fostering an attitude where rape happens a lot and people are afraid to report it, where they mocked the idea that trigger warnings ever had a use, and where they made a shirt glorifying the incarnation of rape to make a point about people who attacked his personal cause, and where they seemed to plug into the misogynistic gamer/tech stereotype... ).  A lot of the bloggers offended by the later started their posts by defending the intent of the original strip.  Is it not ok to be offended by what people say when they're mad about being falsely accused of something (even if they keep saying it for a while)?If someone intentionally peppers their posts with things they know will be offensive to some people, just to make the point that they have the right to be offensive, isn't it ok for people to be offended (at the poor form, if nothing else)?</blockquote>