[This is a note I wrote while my website was offline. In the interest of openness and transparency, I'm posting it now.]
Sometimes it seems manners are more important than truth.
Nobody has yet told me that it’s a good idea to walk in the middle of the road. Nobody has told me that it’s a good idea to ignore safety signs. Nobody is actually arguing that what I said is incorrect. Some are offended that I dared say it at all. Others were offended by my insensitive language — the lack of manners in the words I used. And on that, I agree.