While as a rule, sensitivity is a virtue, sometimes we can all care a tiny bit too much. Take this simple quiz:
1. Do you ever worry that your fingernails have feelings, and that when you trim them, they wonder what they did wrong?
2. When you hear a baby crying, do you always assume that the baby just found out about fracking?
3. When you see footage on TV or online, of terrible political unrest in other lands, do you:
A) Turn it off, because that way the unrest will end.
B) Think to yourself, instead of rockets, why can’t rocket launchers fire healthy meatless sandwiches?
C) Vow to never invade, for example, someone else’s personal space on an elevator?
4. True or false: when you read your latest poem out loud to your cat, the fact that she fell asleep halfway through means that she loved the poem, and wants to dream about it.
5. Do you feel that owning heart-shaped objects can prevent inequality?
6. Do you believe that people should be legally allowed to marry their favorite quilts?
7. When you read an especially meaningful short story, do you immediately assume that you wrote it?
8. True or false: bullies should be forced to sip anti-bullying tea.
