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> a better man You mean person.
by imcnally 12y ago
> a better man
You mean person.
- loco5niner 12y agoHere's the part of the quote you ignored. Notice he says person twice. > What happens if a better man for the job shows up? At such a market premium, the business could reasonably hire the slightly better person and terminate the other person, but then this is hardly "compassionate."
- imcnally 12y agoQuoting one thing is not ignoring another.
- loco5niner 12y agoThe problem is you were claiming discrimination where none existed. In that, yes, you were ignoring the other.
- imcnally 12y agoI implied it, but didn't claim it. Using the word "man" in a sentence where the subject is also referred to as "person" is at least a copy editing mistake. Also, you have no idea if he was discriminating. I don't think he was, since I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. But you don't know either. The point is: people should be conscious of the words they use. Accidentally or not.
- loco5niner 12y agoThis probably just comes down to your considering political correctness to be important and my considering political correctness to be overblown.