There are 193 countries (Un Member States)in the world and every one of these has a different culture (it is even more complex than this). In my opinion it is impossible to be familiar with every single one of these.
Can everyone of the people in here that are so outraged name things that would be equally offensive to a person in Benin or in Togo or in Estland?
It is not ok to knowingly do something offensive, but in my book, the focus here should be on educating people rather than to punish them.
Not everything that is offensive to someone is done with malice, it may very well be a misunderstanding because of cultural differences.
"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone", this actually fits the problem very well, so everyone that knows everything about every culture in the world can be outraged here, everyone else should try to be a bit more understanding.
Can everyone of the people in here that are so outraged name things that would be equally offensive to a person in Benin or in Togo or in Estland?
It is not ok to knowingly do something offensive, but in my book, the focus here should be on educating people rather than to punish them.
Not everything that is offensive to someone is done with malice, it may very well be a misunderstanding because of cultural differences.
"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone", this actually fits the problem very well, so everyone that knows everything about every culture in the world can be outraged here, everyone else should try to be a bit more understanding.