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Brainstorming: Should we be offended?
Sat, 06/21/2008 - 13:31Comments
Re: Brainstorming: Should we be offended?
Submitted by pigsrock09 on Sun, 2008-09-14 - 20:43
I think it's ridiculous to be offended by words as harmless as "brainstorming". Brainstorming is just coming up with ideas and exploring new possibilities. What's offensive about that? It was never meant to have any relationship with seizures and we can't go around "modifying the dictionary" and the vocabulary of people everywhere to satisfy superactivists who will never be content until people with epilepsy are the ones put up on exalted pedastals instead of the celebrities! I myself have epilepsy, and if there was meant to be any connection between the two I would personally take it as a compliment. Please, if you really find this offensive, take a reality check.
I think it's ridiculous to be offended by words as harmless as "brainstorming". Brainstorming is just coming up with ideas and exploring new possibilities. What's offensive about that? It was never meant to have any relationship with seizures and we can't go around "modifying the dictionary" and the vocabulary of people everywhere to satisfy superactivists who will never be content until people with epilepsy are the ones put up on exalted pedastals instead of the celebrities! I myself have epilepsy, and if there was meant to be any connection between the two I would personally take it as a compliment. Please, if you really find this offensive, take a reality check.
Re: Brainstorming: Should we be offended?
Submitted by croesus on Thu, 2008-09-04 - 15:24
On behalf of the ever-decreasing number of reasonably sane Brits, and as someone who lives within spitting distance of the place, it may help to know to know that in this country, Tunbridge Wells has become best known as the home of "Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells", AKA old farts who have nothing better to do than to write to the media to complain about just anything, however trivial. Add to that the apparent need for august bodies to win the title of the daftest council of the year, and this is the kind of twaddle that results.
Well spotted Moldova, but in this country, sadly, this stupidity is all too commonplace to merit a ripple in the press.
croesus
On behalf of the ever-decreasing number of reasonably sane Brits, and as someone who lives within spitting distance of the place, it may help to know to know that in this country, Tunbridge Wells has become best known as the home of "Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells", AKA old farts who have nothing better to do than to write to the media to complain about just anything, however trivial. Add to that the apparent need for august bodies to win the title of the daftest council of the year, and this is the kind of twaddle that results.
Well spotted Moldova, but in this country, sadly, this stupidity is all too commonplace to merit a ripple in the press.
croesus