Cary, that letter says it all, and I really hope the people you sent it to read it.

Communication works in both directions. If someone tells me they're offended by a song, I'll try to understand why. If they make a real attempt to explain, I'll listen and continue to try to understand. If it comes down to 'I really don't know why it bothers me. It just does,' the offense may lie only with them, somewhere in that tendency we all have to be offended by things that other people think should offend us - even if nobody can explain why. Perhaps the person being offended might then question why they ARE offended just as the non-offended have questioned their own non-reactions.

In the end, even if the offended remain offended and the people who don't understand still don't understand, people had the opportunity to question their own feelings. Something, at least, has been accomplished.