[FanIn80]

This is the thing about communication that had always frustrated me. "Why am I responsible for your interpretation of what I'm saying?" "I said the sky is blue, it's your problem if you thought that meant it's green."

Over time, I've come to realize that it's because I'm the one with the message, and communication is the responsibility of the communicator. If I'm telling you the sky is blue, and you walk away thinking it's green, then I've failed to communicate my message to you.

Having said that, if I'm with my buddies and I crack a joke about a shirtless guy testing positive for alcohol, using slang that my buddies understand, and someone else overhears part of it and gets offended... well, I wasn't communicating with that person, so I don't really need to feel responsible for how they interperet it. I do have to decide wether or not I care that they're offended, though, and then act accordingly.

Keep in mind, all of this goes out with window when I'm cracking a joke with my buddies as part of a nationally broadcast show -- where the viewers are the real audience, not my buddies.