"Getting offended doesn't help our cause, it just makes you weak"

I saw that phrase on a so-called liberal message board today. The poster was angry that others had questioned her use of a word they thought demeaned women, and she said they were being overly "politically correct." I am not going to address the word or the argument, just the statement that being offended makes you "weak."

That is a perfect example of what I was writing about here-- the reluctance people have to complain and confront when they are abused, or least perceive that they are abused. It is perfectly fine, thank you very much, for liberals and pseudo-liberals to argue among themselves, no matter who happens to be peeking. It is okay for parents to argue in front of their children. And it is the opposite of weak to confront someone who has offended you.

Where did we get these crazy ideas?