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Fired from language school over ‘homophonia"
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2014-08-01 10:31:14
And that is any less dumb? Lol.
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By Fenrir.Atheryn 2014-08-01 10:34:11
No, it's just a different kind of stupid.
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By Asura.Calatilla 2014-08-01 10:40:55
>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. Isn't the whole point of a language school to teach people what certain words mean?
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By Fenrir.Atheryn 2014-08-01 10:49:51
Once upon a time, yes, but these days it's an image-conscious business like any other.
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By Garuda.Chanti 2014-08-01 11:09:16
Got to love political correctness.... That is not political correctness.
That is linguistic ignorance. He was fired for explaining homophones on a blog, where the administrators correlated it as the school supporting gays.
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. Linguistic ignorance on the part of the administrators.
Besides only lefties enforce political correctness right?
By Nyruul 2014-08-01 11:51:59
Its amusing how a school assumes the general public doesn't understand the meaning of the prefix homo-
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-01 11:54:44
Got to love political correctness.... That is not political correctness.
That is linguistic ignorance. He was fired for explaining homophones on a blog, where the administrators correlated it as the school supporting gays.
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. Linguistic ignorance on the part of the administrators.
Besides only lefties enforce political correctness right? Because (mostly) lefties cry about enforcing political correctness.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-01 11:55:22
Its amusing how a school assumes the general public doesn't understand the meaning of the prefix homo- The general public is stupid.
There are so many examples to prove the stupidity, it is unreal.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-01 12:01:01
Its amusing how a school assumes the general public doesn't understand the meaning of the prefix homo- The general public is stupid.
There are so many examples to prove the stupidity, it is unreal. Cue the Leno clips!
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By Siren.Mosin 2014-08-01 12:02:43
Its amusing how a school assumes the general public doesn't understand the meaning of the prefix homo- The general public is stupid.
There are so many examples to prove the stupidity, it is unreal.
if you hang out a while, he may even provide one!
By Nyruul 2014-08-01 12:14:32
Its amusing how a school assumes the general public doesn't understand the meaning of the prefix homo- The general public is stupid.
There are so many examples to prove the stupidity, it is unreal.
if you hang out a while, he may even provide one!
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.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-01 12:22:05
Its amusing how a school assumes the general public doesn't understand the meaning of the prefix homo- The general public is stupid.
There are so many examples to prove the stupidity, it is unreal.
if you hang out a while, he may even provide one!
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.
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2014-08-01 12:28:55
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By Nyruul 2014-08-01 12:35:32
Its amusing how a school assumes the general public doesn't understand the meaning of the prefix homo- The general public is stupid.
There are so many examples to prove the stupidity, it is unreal.
if you hang out a while, he may even provide one!
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.
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.
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2014-08-01 12:36:58
We use the term "sunday pseudo-intellectuals" now.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-08-01 12:39:54
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. Wait, so the general public is the same as the users of this forum now?
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?
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-01 12:45:00
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »Is this even legal? Stupidity is infinite so I'm afraid there's no way to make it illegal.
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By Siren.Mosin 2014-08-01 12:51:10
How did you jump that far ahead of the argument to compare the general public to users of this website?
told you!
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By Bahamut.Milamber 2014-08-01 12:54:32
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »Is this even legal? If it was an at-will employment state, than possibly.
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2014-08-01 12:55:09
Can't he sue for wrongful termination or something like that? Extremely stupid reason for firing someone
By Nyruul 2014-08-01 13:00:06
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. Wait, so the general public is the same as the users of this forum now?
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. =)
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By Bahamut.Milamber 2014-08-01 13:08:25
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »Can't he sue for wrongful termination or something like that? Extremely stupid reason for firing someone Yes, yes it is.
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.
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By gdiShun 2014-08-01 13:17:25
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »Can't he sue for wrongful termination or something like that? Extremely stupid reason for firing someone Yes, yes it is.
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.
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-08-01 13:19:37
Remember, we're talking about Utah here.
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By Bahamut.Milamber 2014-08-01 13:19:55
Bismarck.Dracondria said: »Can't he sue for wrongful termination or something like that? Extremely stupid reason for firing someone Yes, yes it is.
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.
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By Bismarck.Dracondria 2014-08-01 13:21:54
By Blazed1979 2014-08-01 13:23:04
Got to love political correctness.... That is not political correctness.
That is linguistic ignorance. and a demonstration of just how stupid the masses are. But rather than use this as an opportunity to edemecate sum peepz ...... dey went and
DEY TURK HIS JERB!
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By Bismarck.Bloodrose 2014-08-01 13:25:07
Got to love political correctness.... That is not political correctness.
That is linguistic ignorance. and a demonstration of just how stupid the masses are. But rather than use this as an opportunity to edemecate sum peepz ...... dey went and
DEY TURK HIS JERB!I find this to be properly appropriate, and hilarious, given the circumstances.
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By Jetackuu 2014-08-01 13:28:23
Utah, 'nuff said
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By Valefor.Sehachan 2014-08-01 13:29:18
Haven't they renamed it Mormonia yet?
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Blogger fired from language school over ‘homophonia’ - Salt Lake Tribune
Quote: Homophones, as any English grammarian can tell you, are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings — such as be and bee, through and threw, which and witch, their and there.
This concept is taught early on to foreign students learning English because it can be confusing to someone whose native language does not have that feature.
But when the social-media specialist for a private Provo-based English language learning center wrote a blog explaining homophones, he was let go for creating the perception that the school promoted a gay agenda.
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