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Fired from language school over ‘homophonia"
And that is any less dumb? Lol.
No, it's just a different kind of stupid.
Fenrir.Atheryn said: » Valefor.Sehachan said: » >Language school >fires teacher cause they don't know what a word means. I'm sure it'll be a successful school. I don't think they fired the teacher because they don't know what "homophone" means - they fired him because a lot of people in the general public don't know what the word means, and the school is worried that most people will think it relates to homosexuality. In other words, they fired him just so they can preserve their image. Once upon a time, yes, but these days it's an image-conscious business like any other.
Asura.Kingnobody said: » Garuda.Chanti said: » Asura.Kingnobody said: » Got to love political correctness.... That is linguistic ignorance. According to the article, the whole concept of homophones was explained extensively, so it couldn't be about linguistic ignorance. It's about political correctness because the administrators didn't want to be tied into a gay agenda. Besides only lefties enforce political correctness right? Offline
Its amusing how a school assumes the general public doesn't understand the meaning of the prefix homo-
Garuda.Chanti said: » Asura.Kingnobody said: » Garuda.Chanti said: » Asura.Kingnobody said: » Got to love political correctness.... That is linguistic ignorance. According to the article, the whole concept of homophones was explained extensively, so it couldn't be about linguistic ignorance. It's about political correctness because the administrators didn't want to be tied into a gay agenda. Besides only lefties enforce political correctness right? Nyruul said: » Its amusing how a school assumes the general public doesn't understand the meaning of the prefix homo- There are so many examples to prove the stupidity, it is unreal. Offline
Siren.Mosin said: » What are you talking about!? I'm a perfectly sound individual of high enlightenment living amongst the filth of humanity. I hound internet forums where I one sidely debate my bias as undeniable fact to you the resistant heathen. Perfect example of stupidity given, thanks.
Is this even legal?
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Asura.Kingnobody said: » Perfect example of stupidity given, thanks. I know I should be an actor right! Seriously if you dont recognize that even here there are people(at less extreme and more realistically) who have a superiority complex and treat forums as a place of intellectual pissing competition then you just might be one of them. Bismarck.Dracondria said: » Is this even legal? I kind of wondered that myself. We use the term "sunday pseudo-intellectuals" now.
Nyruul said: » Seriously if you dont recognize that even here there are people(at less extreme and more realistically) who have a superiority complex and treat forums as a place of intellectual pissing competition then you just might be one of them. Your original statement is that you are amused that the school thinks that the general public is stupid. How did you jump that far ahead of the argument to compare the general public to users of this website? Bismarck.Dracondria said: » Is this even legal? Asura.Kingnobody said: » How did you jump that far ahead of the argument to compare the general public to users of this website? told you! Bismarck.Dracondria said: » Is this even legal? Can't he sue for wrongful termination or something like that? Extremely stupid reason for firing someone
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Asura.Kingnobody said: » Nyruul said: » Seriously if you dont recognize that even here there are people(at less extreme and more realistically) who have a superiority complex and treat forums as a place of intellectual pissing competition then you just might be one of them. Your original statement is that you are amused that the school thinks that the general public is stupid. How did you jump that far ahead of the argument to compare the general public to users of this website? You implied the general public is stupid. You are putting your words in my mouth. I basically said they assumed the general public is ignorant of the meaning of the prefix homo. Don't confuse the lack of education in a single degree as stupidity. Ignorance is not necessarily stupidity. Users of this website? I said there are people who treat forums as blah blah... I believe you took it upon yourself to see it as an attack against people here when it was not it was against SOME users of internet forums IN GENERAL. It goes back to what I said before were I simply dramatized stupidity I see in forums after a statement was made on a forum that I would in fact say something stupid. You see a connection here? Anyways sorry if I went against your individual code of conversation but I'm pretty sure you went out to cause derailment and how about you just stop now. =) Bismarck.Dracondria said: » Can't he sue for wrongful termination or something like that? Extremely stupid reason for firing someone That being said, if it doesn generally fall under federally-protected categories (termination due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicap status, or being requested to perform illegal activities, etc.) then it doesn't matter. Related to topic: Offline
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Bahamut.Milamber said: » Bismarck.Dracondria said: » Can't he sue for wrongful termination or something like that? Extremely stupid reason for firing someone That being said, if it doesn generally fall under federally-protected categories (termination due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicap status, or being requested to perform illegal activities, etc.) then it doesn't matter. Yes, unfortunately in most states, you can be fired for literally anything outside of what Milamber mentioned. It's notable that sexually orientation currently isn't federally-protected. Remember, we're talking about Utah here.
gdiShun said: » Bahamut.Milamber said: » Bismarck.Dracondria said: » Can't he sue for wrongful termination or something like that? Extremely stupid reason for firing someone That being said, if it doesn generally fall under federally-protected categories (termination due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicap status, or being requested to perform illegal activities, etc.) then it doesn't matter. Yes, unfortunately in most states, you can be fired for literally anything outside of what Milamber mentioned. It's notable that sexually orientation currently isn't federally-protected. And in this case, it wasn't his sexuality that was called into question, but his speech/writings/publication. Or, to put it another way, his views. Offline
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Garuda.Chanti said: » Asura.Kingnobody said: » Got to love political correctness.... That is linguistic ignorance. DEY TURK HIS JERB! Blazed1979 said: » Garuda.Chanti said: » Asura.Kingnobody said: » Got to love political correctness.... That is linguistic ignorance. DEY TURK HIS JERB! Utah, 'nuff said
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