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[karasu]

I hate when people claim they're linguistic victims of Political Correctness, but this really is ridiculous.

David Brent would never approve. 'Brainstorming', the buzz term used by executives to generate ideas among their staff, has been deemed politically incorrect by civil servants because it is thought to be offensive to people with brain disorders.

Instead staff at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) in Belfast will use the term 'thought-showers' when they get together to think creatively. A spokeswoman said: 'The DETI does not use the term brainstorming on its training courses on the grounds that it may be deemed pejorative.'

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[aoi tsuki]

"Thought showers"? And just how are the blind suposed to see those thoughts, you insensitive bastards?

 

[SteveMeister]

and "showers" might make those secretly into bukkake feel uncomfortable.

 

[Lord Error]

I was going to say good riddance to that stupid sounding term, but then I saw that it was replaced by something even more stupid sounding.
At least noone uses "blue skying" anymore from what I can tell, and the world is a tiny bit better for that.

 

[Tamanon]

Should use the term "Political Correctness has gone too far" instead but it doesn't really roll off the tongue.

 

[sprsk]

-_-

 

[Zensetsu]

And if you work in a jewlers shop are they....golden thought-showers? :lol

 

[kaching]

At least noone uses "blue skying" anymore from what I can tell, and the world is a tiny bit better for that.

Umm...sorry, the world regressed, thanks to the company I work for.

 

[Kuramu]

what about all the hippies who might be offended by the word "showers"?... how insensitive

 

[APF]

People with brain disorders still have brains. And isn't the word "disorder" itself a pejorative? And should coworkers really be asking each other to "thought-shower" together? Sounds like these folks are asking for a sexual harassment suit.

 

[Blackace]

as a black man I am down right offended.... :lol :lol

 

[evilromero]

Amazing. This is exactly why I'm exceptionally un-PC.

 

[Minotauro]

Wouldn't "thought showers" be offensive to people who can't think? Like, for instance, the people who came up with the term in the first place?

 

[Drinky Crow]

Why are we hiring folks with brain disorders as civil servants?

 

[ronito]

Why are we hiring folks with brain disorders as civil servants?

Hmmm.....

 

[ElyrionX]

Hmmm.....

:lol

 

[cvxfreak]

Hmmm.....

:lol