couple of points.
i am amazed at the sensitivity and outrage that folks exhibit these days. may be a crime in great britain but similar things cause massive outrage in this country too though we have yet to put folks in prison for hurting others feelings (i suspect this might not be true based on the insanity these days)
second point is this, if i can create the idea of an action that causes outrage and get that idea instilled in the hearts and minds of the general public, then in a sense, i am also being aggressive in a stealthy way. if i can get folks to agree that a word or phrase is insensitive enough, i in effect have created a sort of minefield that my enemies can stumble into and then use their errant ways to attack them, often to the point of getting them fired from where they work or at a minimum being branded as social pariahs.