While joking in earlier post about needing to stop whining and take it, I do agree that we are getting too thinned skinned and need to not take things so seriously and live our lives. You are right about thinned skin being a weakness. You really can't have it and make it in the worldOn the other hand, many that complain about what they perceive to be racism/sexism do so from the "pathetic weakness" position you speak of. I am bald and getting fat...when I hear people make fun of the bald and fat, I don't give it a second thought. My daughters pay no attention to those who are sexist. They have a strong character. Such comments don't phase them.
Thin skinned people have just as much "weakness" as the racists/sexists themselves.