It does suck. I took it like a man, but I just needed to vent about it.
Sorry to hear that bro! With the logic that you offended someone could also be interpreted as your hair, smile (or lack thereof) or just about anything about you as a whole would be grounds for termination. Some people just can't keep their mind on their job and leave everyone else alone. Society today is so worried about offending someone and not about personal freedoms and rights. I would have thought an apology would be sufficient but it seems that someone already had an axe to grind and you gave them the stone. Ocala is full of people that don't have enough to do with their time anyway (born and raised in Lakeland, Fl and hunted the forest since before it was unsafe). It sux but dust yourself off and find another job that better suits you. I have found that when one door closes another opens and what lies beyond is usually better! Good luck and understand the employee manual entirely before signing at your new job.