Am I offended to have my struggle compared to our society's crimes our fellow creatures? Do I think it carries with it the implication that I'm beneath moral consideration? No, because I don't consider animals beneath moral consideration.
Damn, dawg. Well said.
I've been wracking my brain (since the struggle session preceding the one preceding today's/yesterday's) trying to formulate an argument in that direction and nothing I wrote was even close to this succinct.