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Brainstorming: Should we be offended?
Sat, 06/21/2008 - 13:31Comments
Re: Brainstorming: Should we be offended?
Submitted by no alleykat on Tue, 2008-07-08 - 12:09
WHY? DO YOU WANT TO BE?
WHY? DO YOU WANT TO BE?
Re: Brainstorming: Should we be offended?
Submitted by RGbrainstorm on Sun, 2008-08-10 - 14:58
As you can see from my profile name, I am certainly not offended. I've used "brainstorm" as a screen name or online identity for years. I think some people in this world are looking for things to be offended by.
Once in a while, someone who doesn' t know I have epilepsy will make a comment about an "epileptic fit" or describe someone they saw having a seizure as really "freaky." Like, "you should have seen it, what a freak," etc. etc. And yeah, it can hurt my feelings. People can be ignorant about so many things, but you can't expect everyone to be educated about everything. I'm sure we've all made off-handed comments now and then that could offend someone for some reason. I just don't let it effect my self-image.
BTW, the comment below about "Would you like to try our new shake?" had me in stiches. Oh no, I hope I didn't offend anyone with stiches from surgery just now!
Has anyone seen that episode of The Simpsons where they go to Japan and watch the show "Battling Seizure Robots"? Hillarious!
As you can see from my profile name, I am certainly not offended. I've used "brainstorm" as a screen name or online identity for years. I think some people in this world are looking for things to be offended by.
Once in a while, someone who doesn' t know I have epilepsy will make a comment about an "epileptic fit" or describe someone they saw having a seizure as really "freaky." Like, "you should have seen it, what a freak," etc. etc. And yeah, it can hurt my feelings. People can be ignorant about so many things, but you can't expect everyone to be educated about everything. I'm sure we've all made off-handed comments now and then that could offend someone for some reason. I just don't let it effect my self-image.
BTW, the comment below about "Would you like to try our new shake?" had me in stiches. Oh no, I hope I didn't offend anyone with stiches from surgery just now!
Has anyone seen that episode of The Simpsons where they go to Japan and watch the show "Battling Seizure Robots"? Hillarious!
Re: Brainstorming: Should we be offended?
Submitted by watchingirl on Sat, 2008-07-05 - 23:45
This is funny. I'm just reading a book called "Warriors Don't Cry" about the integration of of Little Rock High School in the 1950s. It's written by one of the black students as an adult & she remembers how the school banned the singing of "White Christmas" because they thought it would be offensive to the 9 black kids. She talks about how ridiculous it was & how stupid the administrators must have thought the students were to not understand the words. I think we can all grasp the meaning of "brainstorm".