Accrington Web - View Single Post

PurpleLass · 03-05-2005, 14:12

[QUOTE=Acrylic-bob]

What is wrong with saying that an idea or a statement is stupid, if that is what one thinks it is? What would the grandee's of Political Correctness have us call it?

[QUOTE]

I think it's more or less ok to call an idea stupid if you qualify that it's simply your view (although I wouldn't say that about anyone else's opinions). But to call an idea stupid without qualifying that it is only your opinion is actually an insult - it may seem stupid to you but it may not seem stupid to someone else. It's all down to manners and politeness, and it's downright rude to dismiss someone's views simply because you disagree with them.

03-05-2005, 14:12	#23
PurpleLass Full Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 269 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 42	Re: Oh dear, Mr. Jones [QUOTE=Acrylic-bob] What is wrong with saying that an idea or a statement is stupid, if that is what one thinks it is? What would the grandee's of Political Correctness have us call it? [QUOTE] I think it's more or less ok to call an idea stupid if you qualify that it's simply your view (although I wouldn't say that about anyone else's opinions). But to call an idea stupid without qualifying that it is only your opinion is actually an insult - it may seem stupid to you but it may not seem stupid to someone else. It's all down to manners and politeness, and it's downright rude to dismiss someone's views simply because you disagree with them.