In response to "What Offends You?" prompt ...

Not much ...
I have found that it is easier to go through life not being offended by things because, in the end, who is the person left with the burden of their own being?
Growing up in the Catholic church I was "trained" to have an attached sense of guilt in everything I did, said, or witnessed. At some point I had to shed that notion and realize I was not perfect, never would be, nor would I ever want to be (how lame, right?!!). I know what is wrong and I know the correct path to follow and life to live, but I know also that I will never get there - all I can do is strive to be a better person inside and out while at the same time remaining cognizant of how I move through this world.
For the longest time I associated my own guilts with those of persons who were flagrantly ignorant and for whatever reason I felt that others' actions were somehow a reflection of my own being. I would be embarrassed not for the other person, but for myself even though I had nothing to do with their distaste.
So now, rather than wasting my strength being offended by people, I have decided to seek out and associate myself with those who live their lives in a constant state of self reflection, betterment, and humility.
So again, what offends me? Not much ...
However, those who are offensive serve only in my life to show me the type of person I do not want to become. There are parts of all those people in all of us; perhaps studying them further merely helps us to raise our own consciousness and reach our true "maturity".