I might be missing some cultural context being a non-native speaker, but I don't find either of the uses particularly offensive and trying to think objectively I wouldn't find the equivalent in Spanish used in the same context particularly offensive either.
He obviously didn't mean to offend anyone and I tend not to take offense on stuff like this unless it's obviously meant to be offensive.
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Date: 2010-01-20 11:00 pm (UTC)He obviously didn't mean to offend anyone and I tend not to take offense on stuff like this unless it's obviously meant to be offensive.