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Brainstorming is politically offensive
Brainstorming is politically offensive
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what the fuck is wrong with some people these days??? first Coutch-Potato is offensive to potato farmers... now Brainstorming is offensive??? we wont be allowed to talk soon, for fear of offending someone! |
That's utterly ridiculous... I can't even think of much of a response, that's how dumb that is. So i guess I'll just stick with saying it's retarded.
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If I made a list of things that I think will cause the downfall of Western Civilization, political correctness would either be number one or number two on that list.
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Yes. Forget all the other, bigger, problems in the world. The word "Brainstorm," which has been around for roughly forever, with no ties to the epileptic condition, is something that should be put to death.
What's more, and on a general note, stop whining about what terms like "Brainstorming" are politically incorrect. There's somebody out there who is offended by something you say or do that's just as ridiculous. I feel that AIMspeak and L337 are travesties of the English language, but I've no more right to tell people to stop as they do me for saying something they find equally inane. If you're going to be considered an adult in the world at large, if you're going to drive, if you're going to drink, if you're going to vote, if you're going to pick something to be offended about: Grow up. Be an adult. And, for god(dess)'s sake, at least stop whining if you can't do that. |
I've never understood why some people get so bent out of shape about these stories.
Does "political correctness" really affect our lives in a meaningful way? The "couch potato" thing was just about some potato farmers in Britain trying to stop the spread of a phrase that they think is damaging to their business. I don't think anyone here seriously thinks we are ever going to have to stop using the phrase. The brainstorming thing looks like something that some random office in Ireland has decided to avoid using for some reason. Sure, it's stupid, but why should I care? It's an isolated incident that doesn't affect me the least bit. |
Did anyone else notice this is from a tabloid publication?
I bet this article was next to the one about aliens abducting elvis and using his body as a puppet to amuse the Lindbergh baby. Of course, I could be wrong on that. Even if it's true, we've seen stupider behavior before... we see it all the time. I'm just glad for once it didn't come out of the US. |
In the school i went to, this has already happened. We were no longer allowed to call them brainstorms, so we called them 'spider diagrams'. When this was found to scare one pupil in switzerland who was afraid of everything, we had to call them 'mind maps'.
Run for the hills, PC is here, and it's going to eat you! |
This is why I usually don't care anymore. Sure there's a time and place for most things, but mostly if i want to swear i'll swear, if i want to use a term i'll use a term, and will generally use any word or combination of words i want. If someone has a problem with it.. well.. thats their problem.. not mine.
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I think i'm just gonna head into a dark corner of my room and cry for awhile.
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thank god for TFP!
thats all i can say! |
Belfast, Northern Irish, all I care to say.
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