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It seems that it would be easier to keep one's identity small the less one deviates from the norms.
Literally screaming racial slurs in a person's face is an offensive act. Acting cool may be one good defensive strategy, but other strategies are not unwarranted.
Maybe I'm having a problem with 'offended' as a mental state as opposed to something like 'angry'. 'Angry' seems more of a mental state or feeling within yourself, while 'offended' seems less of a feeling but more a description of an act that you are attributing to the other person.
I read this post more as "Don't get angry" than as "Don't get offended" or "Don't feel attacked"
A large part of one's identity is acquired by conforming to and identifying with social norms.