Logic doesn't work to refute an emotional argument... that's where y'all are just pissing into the wind.
Personally, it irks me when someone starts a statement with "No offense, but..... " and then proceeds to say something unmistakenly asshole-ish. If you're going to be a prick, be a prick. Don't try to sugar coat it.
I had an FC1 say to me when I first showed up on the USS Eisenhower (I was the first female FC on that carrier), "No offense, but I don't want you here." I made some smartass comment back and went back to work.
Some years later, after I'd gotten out of the Navy and landed a good job making 3-4 times what I made when I was in, I came home to an overly-nice message from that same FC1 saying he was getting out of the military and wanted to know if I would help him find employment where I worked. I sooooo wanted to call him and say, "No offense, but I don't want you there."
I didn't. Figured I'd take the high road and just never returned the call.