Who's Offended is a long form discussion based podcast. Broadcasted on youtube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts formerly iTunes and RSSfeed.com The off-black branding is meant to inspire people to approach any topic with an open "gray area" mindset. For more info visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgmBkdw1lzTz5KC4ep5MoPQ/about
It's the goal of the podcast, as stated by the hosts, to not offend but to make people think and laugh. The branding is based around that idea. The gray represents neutrality and understanding.
The alternate logo shown below is used as a banner for the youtube channel and twitter profile. Below shows the implemented branding.