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Unambiguous alternative to “to consider sth. offensive”

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up vote 2 down vote favorite Main Question I consider [noun] [adjective]. usually means that I arrived at the conclusion that [noun] has the property described by [adjective]. However, when the adjective is offensive, this phrase has adopted an additional meaning, namely I consider this statement offensive. is often used to express that one is offended by the statement, which is not the same thing. For example not being Atlantean, I am not offended by the statement “All Atlanteans are mentally challenged and wear underpants on their head.”¹, but I still hold the opinion that it is offensive (or at least that it would be, if Atlantis were real). With to consider sth. offensive being out of the game, what other concise construction can I use to express that I arrived at the conclusion that a statement is offensiv