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In reply to the discussion: A Really Good Thing: Why we should celebrate the rise of atheism and secularity [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,153 posts)Perhaps the problem is that you're looking on 'offended' as only an adjective, rather than a participle.
Consider "you have no right to not be photographed". This could mean "you must be photographed" (there's no right to remain unphotographed, and it's inevitably going to happen to you); it could also mean "people are allowed to photograph you" (there's no right to remain unphotographed, and so perhaps someone will photograph you). But it can't mean "you have the right to be photographed".
I wouldn't start criticising the US educational system about this, if I were you. "You have no right to be offended" would make no sense at all, in context, so it's silly to suggest that as a meaning. The meaning was clear, from the context, and schools teach you to look for context.