This was...deep. Your writing is beautiful, and I can connect to it in ways I cannot explain. I am jealous of your writing already.

Haha~! Reading this, my mind went blank and the only thing running through it was "So true! So funny! But so true!". Or something along those lines.

That was very funny! I enjoyed it thoroughly.
I also liked how you personified Respect towards the end. :D
Good work.

-Irony

VERY cyinical, with a touch of sarcasm. you like to make fun of the world don't you... well done

hahah i love it! i like satires, but only if they're well written... this one definetly is. a lot of them kind of start at one theme and eventually get so run off on some tangent and become so preoccupied with being satirical (that's a word, right...?) that they lose focus of their initial idea. but yours didnt! haha nice job over all :)

I like the theme- I never really thought of it before, but people do sometimes use the phrase "no offense" as a way to get away with offensive phrases. The story seemed a bit simplistic (I know it was satyre, but it could have had a bit more dimension) but I laughed a few times, especially at the part about "heavily ghost-written books."

You're right! I hate it when people say "no offense" and then say something extremely... well, offensive. That's like the people that review and say, "Your story was great, BUT," and then go on to point out all the negative aspects of your writing. Makes you feel absolutely SPIFFY.

"No Offense"... I loved it... I laughed thinking about how often I've heard that phrase... I think it wonderful that you brought that to light with your story... Did someone irk when you wrote this piece... Beautiful...

Lovelovelove this. It's a great story: it almost seems like it could be a nursery tale from the tone it is written in, but obviously the subject is enjoyed by anyone. It's so true that anyone thinks they can get away with anything just by saying "no offense." I love that you don't say what it was John had to say, because it isn't important, really. Just the first part. All in all, it's a piece on how we treat each other. It's about respect, which you make clear at the end of the story.
Nice job.

T'was awesome! I loved it. I enjoyed the bit with the him having "no less than thirty vacation homes" that was great! Particularly like the way it all began the classic "Once upon a time..." theme... and one that you successfully bashed culture while maintaining the fairy tale tone to the whole thing.

Thank you for the enjoyable read!

Liz

I wanna know the offensive thing that whatshisname had to say! added to favs!^^

So I've decided that you're a wonderful writer.

Because this was wonderful. You use words beautifully without that added fluff that makes crap hard to read.

xDD And it was so funny! Such a great way to reveal your point. Before my sister broke my computer, I actually was writing something similar, except it wasn't a satire. xDD And I wasn't using 'no offense' -- it never occured to me on how much that word is used today.

'who said something alone the lines of “ew.”'

...It has really nothing to do with the message you were trying to convey, but I still found it very funny.

Well. Great job. =D Keep writing,

- ala

So what was it that John had to say so badly?

Orual, I must say, you have real talent! I LOVE satires (hence the name... stop looking at me like that. I know you already put together the fact that I love satires and that my name has the word, "satire," in it. No offence, but I know you're smarter than that.) Anyway, this is an amazing story, and it is definitely shooting onto my favorite stories list and into our C2! You amaze me with your writing proficiency, as usual.

What a priceless little jewel you have here! I automatically want to slap each and every person up side the head who start a sentence with "No Offense, but.." You hit the nail on the head too with your last sentence...
"respect between human beings was shot, dead, and buried..."
Honey, ain't that the truth!

While you made the story funny, you also presented a very important and powerful point with it. (A point that, by the way, I think is shamefully lost on most of the world today.) Bravo! I wish more people would read this...better yet read it and grasp the meaning behind it. ~~Scottie