Yes, they are.<p>As soon as you claim they are, they scurry away claiming that&#x27;s not what they mean, but as soon as you say &quot;OK then&quot; and move on, they turn right around and it&#x27;s all about their feelings again. It is very much a part of the modern PC platform that if someone &quot;feels&quot; assaulted, they are, and you must believe them or you are blaming the victim. This is <i>why</i> accusations are as good as conviction in places where PC reigns supreme, because the fact of accusation is itself proof of feeling, and that&#x27;s it, case closed.<p>Don&#x27;t fall for this transparent rhetorical ploy. Arguments that only appear transiently to dismiss one point, then disappear into the ether immediately after, are not arguments, just rhetoric. (This is a general point that applies in many places, actually.)