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This kind of language is not remotely new. It makes sense too, as a statement issued by a company in written form was likely authored by many people (who may or
by wayoutthere 7y ago
This kind of language is not remotely new. It makes sense too, as a statement issued by a company in written form was likely authored by many people (who may or may not individually share the views in the statement) for the benefit of the company.
- bsanr2 7y agoWhich is fine. But no one cares to humor the notion of a link between the lack of accountability for individuals within companies, when wrongdoing is apparent, with the way we scrub individuals from company interaction with the public? I don't think it's much of a stretch to say that the way we talk about companies influences how we regard and treat them.
- wayoutthere 7y agoWe do the same for all groups of people, not just companies. And the conventions aren't much different in other languages.
- bsanr2 7y agoWhen we do, it's largely for the negative purposes of extending blame to all within a group, not obfuscate or diffuse blame, as is the case here.