Let's all ban together and eradicate the term "No Offense" from our collective vocabulary.
I mean, all it really does is make whatever follows MORE offensive.
For example, if someone were to say to you: "I think people with big teeth are dumb"....you would only be insulted if you considered yourself part of that group, however, if he or she had said: "No offense, but I think beople with big teeth are dumb" than you are automatically implicated as not only someone with big teeth but also as someone lacking in intellegence.
SO, if I was to say to a friend : "No offense, but I think that people who use the term 'no offense' more often than 'hello' are completley insensitive bums who are too lazy to actually rephrase their comment so as to avoid insulting someone".....I think I would be making my point beautifully.
