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Putting your nonsense accusations and political correctness hypersensitivity aside, can you please provide us with a better single-word term that precisely desc

by Pacabel 12y ago

Putting your nonsense accusations and political correctness hypersensitivity aside, can you please provide us with a better single-word term that precisely describes something (such as an argument or a justification) that's so narrowly and uncompromisingly focused so as to totally miss how society at large will interpret it? And, please, be serious about this. Suggesting words like "intolerant" or "wrong" wouldn't be helpful, obviously. If you have such a problem with the term used previously, provide us with one that offers just as much meaning, but isn't "offensive" to people who are overly sensitive.

DanBC 12y ago
For this example: autistic misses the mark because people with autism will be described as being too literal. Hence books like "It's Raining Cats and Dogs: An Autism Spectrum Guide to the Confusing World of Idioms, Metaphors and Everyday Expressions" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Raining-Cats-Dogs-Expressions/dp/1849052832 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Raining-Cats-Dogs-Expressions/dp... > The earlier comment describes how certain attempts to justify what happened in a particular situation end up exhibiting similar traits. Here's what that comment said: "A non-technical person will not consider that any different. After all, said automated process was created and deployed by Google engineers, so it's still Google engineers browsing through people's private photos." But this thread is full of people saying that comparing hashes is not anything like engineers looking at your photos, and most of those people do not have ASDisorders, thus claiming only a person with autism would claim such is wrong. > Putting your nonsense accusations and political correctness hypersensitivity aside Great way to hold a constructive discussion.
- Pacabel 12y ago
  Like I said, please put your political correctness to the side so that we can discuss this like adults. What is an alternative term that conveys the exact same concept that was discussed earlier, but without being deemed "offensive" by people who are particularly sensitive? If you have a problem with the perfectly legitimate term that was being used earlier, then the constructive thing to do would be for you to provide an equivalent or better alternative.
- Wohui 12y ago
  In the spirit of HN; this post and your previous one could be shortened to just this one ;)

by Pacabel 12y ago

DanBC 12y ago

For this example: autistic misses the mark because people with autism will be described as being too literal. Hence books like "It's Raining Cats and Dogs: An Autism Spectrum Guide to the Confusing World of Idioms, Metaphors and Everyday Expressions" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Raining-Cats-Dogs-Expressions/dp/1849052832 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Raining-Cats-Dogs-Expressions/dp... > The earlier comment describes how certain attempts to justify what happened in a particular situation end up exhibiting similar traits. Here's what that comment said: "A non-technical person will not consider that any different. After all, said automated process was created and deployed by Google engineers, so it's still Google engineers browsing through people's private photos." But this thread is full of people saying that comparing hashes is not anything like engineers looking at your photos, and most of those people do not have ASDisorders, thus claiming only a person with autism would claim such is wrong. > Putting your nonsense accusations and political correctness hypersensitivity aside Great way to hold a constructive discussion.

Pacabel 12y ago
Like I said, please put your political correctness to the side so that we can discuss this like adults. What is an alternative term that conveys the exact same concept that was discussed earlier, but without being deemed "offensive" by people who are particularly sensitive? If you have a problem with the perfectly legitimate term that was being used earlier, then the constructive thing to do would be for you to provide an equivalent or better alternative.
Wohui 12y ago
In the spirit of HN; this post and your previous one could be shortened to just this one ;)