How Can We Be Controversial Without Causing Too Much Drama And Hate?

Is there a way to write about controversial topics without offending 50% of the people, or should we just write what we feel and not care?

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Are you open to hearing the other side of the story from those who read your work? Do you leave space for openness and set your prejudices and judgments aside?

Or do you automatically write them off?

I often on here just write what at the moment fancies me. Most of the time, there is no plan. I see a blank space, and I start to fill it with words, and usually, I am left with something that could be offensive, and it could be walking the fine line of acceptable yet leaving you with questions.

Mostly about your life or ways to view the world.

Personally, I am a very non-confrontational person. However, I am controversial. Mostly, I write things that can be taken in very different directions, and in a few of my popular articles, I have received comments that I only showed one side of a story.

I then reply, yes, of course, I will always have a side that I agree with, and inevitably it will come out in my writing. Am I open to seeing the other side of the…