to think – and say – this is incredible offensive?

[Mitzimaybe]

On a football forum where there's nothing much going on (it is the off season, after all) someone made a post saying "This site has about as much going for it as Adolf Hitler would have at a Bar Mitzvah." I responded with "Unbelievable. I've seen some idiotic and offensive posts from you over the years, but that crosses the line so far that I'm lost for words."

A few others have also told him its offensive but some have defended him, e.g. "Jesus, what [xxxxx] posted was not offensive! You lot must be a right laugh if you're offended by something as easy as that." The person who posted the remark claims to have done a straw poll and "A random sample of 27 people in the office and unanimously everyone agrees with me."

I am not Jewish, don't consider myself overly pc (e.g. I don't see anything wrong with Baa baa black sheep) but surely, any sane person can see it's incredibly offensive, can't they? Or is it just me? I don't even understand why there's any argument about it.

So what does a random sample of 27 mumsnetters think about it?

'unless you are Jewish, I really cannot see why you would find this offensive'

nonsense - you don't get to tell me what I can and cannot be offended by.

I'm Jewish and it's not causing offence this end. Yabu.

Well I think it was intended to be offensive but I wouldn't be offended by it - not openly anyway because it's the kind of reaction that people who make such 'daring' statements want.
I agree with a pp who said that if you are going to make a joke based on sensitive subjects like this it needs to be very very funny - this isn't.

I fancy the divergence of opinion on here is quite a bit down to what people mean by the word 'offensive'.

It certainly isn't derogatory, so it isn't offensive on that count.

But at the very least it's a bit insensitive, as it refers to an episode that a lot of people find upsetting.

Where do you draw the line between something being insensitive and being offensive? Hmm...

OK, how about this one:
HOw about offence being, in some ways, like, you know a positive thing?

It doesn't quite make sense but I wouldn't call it offensive as such. Like someone said before, it's crass - but not exactly offensive.

It's like saying someone unpopular was "As welcome as Gary Glitter at a B*Witched concert" (remember them??)

electra - I am not trying to tell you what you can or cannot find offensive, calm yourself down. Read the line again - it says "I cannot see why" not "you are not allowed".