As to the possibility of you making a more general point, IMO, systematically not speaking truths that might cause offense would have bad results—especially for truth-seekers:
“Unfortunately some people take offense more easily than others. Also, some people are offended by true statements.”
It is the same with pressuring other people to not speak truths that might cause offense. That too, would have—and has had—seriously unpleasant long-term effects.
As to the possibility of you making a more general point, IMO, systematically not speaking truths that might cause offense would have bad results—especially for truth-seekers:
“Unfortunately some people take offense more easily than others. Also, some people are offended by true statements.”
http://timtyler.org/political_correctness/
It is the same with pressuring other people to not speak truths that might cause offense. That too, would have—and has had—seriously unpleasant long-term effects.