A word or idiom for being offended for someone else


Is there a word or idiom to describe being offended for some one else?


For example, Person A makes an off-the-cuff remark that person B is 'trailer trash'. Person B knows that person A means it as a joke and isn't offended. Person C then gets offended at the remark and jumps to person B's defence even though the remark had nothing to do with them. Person A and B often make these remarks to each other.




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