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Tip O The Day........or week......... Secretia Green 01-27-2008
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Posted by Michael Bulatovich on January 27, 2008, 6:26 pm

> Secretia Green wrote:
>> There is an old saying that seems worth repeating:
>>
>> Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and
>> beat you with experience.
>
> While I understand what you mean, the danger is that one can run the risk
> of being the subject of derogatory terms by their usage.
> Also, as derogations are used, it obviously affects self-esteem and
> populations as a whole. As we get used to it, we can slip up with our own
> kids, family and friends, etc..
> Compound victimization.
>
> That's in part why we can have the kind of aforementioned workplace
> situations.
>
>> BTW, What are you kids doing?
>
> I'm doing design, knitting, and upgrading my websites.
>
> BTW, I think David Letterman calls his audience members 'kids', for
> example, so I'm cool with it in that context.

Me neither, but I think ++ was upset and felt under attack.

I always tell my 'kid' that the day you stop feeling offended when someone
calls you 'a kid' is the day you *know* you aren't one anymore. If someone
did use it as an intended insult (which wasn't the case here) the intent is
the potentially harmful thing, the word is impotent because it's not true.



Posted by EDS on January 28, 2008, 11:15 am

>
>> Secretia Green wrote:
>>> There is an old saying that seems worth repeating:
>>>
>>> Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and
>>> beat you with experience.
>>
>> While I understand what you mean, the danger is that one can run the risk
>> of being the subject of derogatory terms by their usage.
>> Also, as derogations are used, it obviously affects self-esteem and
>> populations as a whole. As we get used to it, we can slip up with our own
>> kids, family and friends, etc..
>> Compound victimization.
>>
>> That's in part why we can have the kind of aforementioned workplace
>> situations.
>>
>>> BTW, What are you kids doing?
>>
>> I'm doing design, knitting, and upgrading my websites.
>>
>> BTW, I think David Letterman calls his audience members 'kids', for
>> example, so I'm cool with it in that context.
>
> Me neither, but I think ++ was upset and felt under attack.
>
> I always tell my 'kid' that the day you stop feeling offended when someone
> calls you 'a kid' is the day you *know* you aren't one anymore. If someone
> did use it as an intended insult (which wasn't the case here) the intent
> is the potentially harmful thing, the word is impotent because it's not
> true.
I'm happy to be called a kid. This fall when we were installing a new facade
on the Beacon Hill job, a "Boston Brahman" type asked me "Young man, when
are you re-opening the ATM?" I thanked her profusely as I am 72 :-)



Posted by Michael Bulatovich on January 28, 2008, 11:32 am

>
>>
>>> Secretia Green wrote:
>>>> There is an old saying that seems worth repeating:
>>>>
>>>> Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and
>>>> beat you with experience.
>>>
>>> While I understand what you mean, the danger is that one can run the
>>> risk of being the subject of derogatory terms by their usage.
>>> Also, as derogations are used, it obviously affects self-esteem and
>>> populations as a whole. As we get used to it, we can slip up with our
>>> own kids, family and friends, etc..
>>> Compound victimization.
>>>
>>> That's in part why we can have the kind of aforementioned workplace
>>> situations.
>>>
>>>> BTW, What are you kids doing?
>>>
>>> I'm doing design, knitting, and upgrading my websites.
>>>
>>> BTW, I think David Letterman calls his audience members 'kids', for
>>> example, so I'm cool with it in that context.
>>
>> Me neither, but I think ++ was upset and felt under attack.
>>
>> I always tell my 'kid' that the day you stop feeling offended when
>> someone calls you 'a kid' is the day you *know* you aren't one anymore.
>> If someone did use it as an intended insult (which wasn't the case here)
>> the intent is the potentially harmful thing, the word is impotent because
>> it's not true.
> I'm happy to be called a kid. This fall when we were installing a new
> facade on the Beacon Hill job, a "Boston Brahman" type asked me "Young
> man, when are you re-opening the ATM?" I thanked her profusely as I am 72
> :-)

I read in Star Weekly that 72's the new 52 ; )



Posted by EDS on January 28, 2008, 11:58 am

>
>>
>>>
>>>> Secretia Green wrote:
>>>>> There is an old saying that seems worth repeating:
>>>>>
>>>>> Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and
>>>>> beat you with experience.
>>>>
>>>> While I understand what you mean, the danger is that one can run the
>>>> risk of being the subject of derogatory terms by their usage.
>>>> Also, as derogations are used, it obviously affects self-esteem and
>>>> populations as a whole. As we get used to it, we can slip up with our
>>>> own kids, family and friends, etc..
>>>> Compound victimization.
>>>>
>>>> That's in part why we can have the kind of aforementioned workplace
>>>> situations.
>>>>
>>>>> BTW, What are you kids doing?
>>>>
>>>> I'm doing design, knitting, and upgrading my websites.
>>>>
>>>> BTW, I think David Letterman calls his audience members 'kids', for
>>>> example, so I'm cool with it in that context.
>>>
>>> Me neither, but I think ++ was upset and felt under attack.
>>>
>>> I always tell my 'kid' that the day you stop feeling offended when
>>> someone calls you 'a kid' is the day you *know* you aren't one anymore.
>>> If someone did use it as an intended insult (which wasn't the case here)
>>> the intent is the potentially harmful thing, the word is impotent
>>> because it's not true.
>> I'm happy to be called a kid. This fall when we were installing a new
>> facade on the Beacon Hill job, a "Boston Brahman" type asked me "Young
>> man, when are you re-opening the ATM?" I thanked her profusely as I am 72
>> :-)
>
> I read in Star Weekly that 72's the new 52 ; )
Great, that means I've got 20 more working years.



Posted by Michael Bulatovich on January 28, 2008, 1:06 pm

>
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Secretia Green wrote:
>>>>>> There is an old saying that seems worth repeating:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and
>>>>>> beat you with experience.
>>>>>
>>>>> While I understand what you mean, the danger is that one can run the
>>>>> risk of being the subject of derogatory terms by their usage.
>>>>> Also, as derogations are used, it obviously affects self-esteem and
>>>>> populations as a whole. As we get used to it, we can slip up with our
>>>>> own kids, family and friends, etc..
>>>>> Compound victimization.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's in part why we can have the kind of aforementioned workplace
>>>>> situations.
>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW, What are you kids doing?
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm doing design, knitting, and upgrading my websites.
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW, I think David Letterman calls his audience members 'kids', for
>>>>> example, so I'm cool with it in that context.
>>>>
>>>> Me neither, but I think ++ was upset and felt under attack.
>>>>
>>>> I always tell my 'kid' that the day you stop feeling offended when
>>>> someone calls you 'a kid' is the day you *know* you aren't one anymore.
>>>> If someone did use it as an intended insult (which wasn't the case
>>>> here) the intent is the potentially harmful thing, the word is impotent
>>>> because it's not true.
>>> I'm happy to be called a kid. This fall when we were installing a new
>>> facade on the Beacon Hill job, a "Boston Brahman" type asked me "Young
>>> man, when are you re-opening the ATM?" I thanked her profusely as I am
>>> 72 :-)
>>
>> I read in Star Weekly that 72's the new 52 ; )
> Great, that means I've got 20 more working years.

I dunno....by that time 92 might be the new 72....you may never get to quit.



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