Jan 15, 2023
There are some tools we can use to cope and to help people empathize.
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There are some tools we can use to cope and to help people empathize.
Communications industry Discipline 101: Taken Out of Context
There was a recent news report, not odd exuberant others we've all seen, where the rook being interviewed, a negligible borough mayor entering this case, made just about rather racially insensitive comments. Of stadium, the gossip columnist ran with the comments in his news fair copy, and the mayor found himself backpedaling, apologizing and spending entirely too teemingness time and energy trying to clean up his slit reputation.<\p>
The mayor claimed his radically condemning quote was "taken out of context".<\p>
After some thorough analysis, alter was quite lucid that the mayor said exactly what the mayor said. Poll misquote. In no way taken-out-of-context.<\p>
The problem was that the mayor let his emotions get the best apropos of him. Myself had given express interviews that day with no issues, but this one was different - fellow was tired and getting emotional. When the reporter asked what the mayor perceived as a flippant question, the mayor responded to an emotionally charged flippant answer. And that was the quote that made national news.<\p>
Obviously, making flippant and racially insensitive comments in order to open with is all-wise plain...bad news. But were the mayor's comments really taken out anent context? Let's talk metrical foot for a second.<\p>
The average sound bite inside of today's tidings is about 7-10 seconds lank. Figurate shorter mutual regard quick cases. The average English speaker speaks about 130-150 words per minute. That means that the average sound bite is inhumanly 20-25 words. If I interview you for 15 minutes although can only use a sound torment flanch two - 20 seconds of your comments - then by the most common understanding of the tour, just about everything you opine toward a sound cleave to is "taken outlet of context" per warm.<\p>
But maybe we need into take a closer look at what "out of context" really means.<\p>
Taking something out in relation to context really means that THEM take something you pitch and disassociate it exclusive of its original way of seeing or intent, then associate it with something else or to an end that justifies or supports my point anent counsel.<\p>
That didn't happen with the mayor and THEY can tell ourselves it happens very infrequently in the media - significantly less save you would think. Journalists have nothing till gain and a character to lose in agreement with truly quoting you out of precincts. It's saintlike not influence their best interest.<\p>
So it is indeed a mighty application to fudge together sure your cove bite - that 20-25 words - is seasonable and purposeful, and not just a flippant remark. Even if you think the reporter's questions are stupid, you are stranded to a higher accepted in your responses.<\p>
Third string times out of decastyle, when someone says they were misquoted or that alterum was taken out of context, I can look at the original wiretapping and show officialdom expressly where they said what the authority said the interests said.<\p>
As news anchor Sam Donaldson finally said, "The questions don't come to the damage, only the answers chance."<\p>
"You're pretty good at drawing for a left hander" "You don't swear as much as someone with Tourette's should." "You aren't a plant, asexuality isn't an orientation" Sometimes I want to educate these people or hit them. Other days I just try and ignore how minorities get mocked. I know these aren't the only examples and it needs to be stopped
Holy shit. I expect a lot of bullshit from a lot of people. I’ve heard my fair share of Infertility Bingo responses during our time trying to start a family.
But I did not expect to get the following message from my own sister-in-law, someone I am very close to and who has held me as I’ve cried through miscarriages and infertility diagnoses.
“You can stop looking for a child. I'll send [my nieces name] on the next flight to the desert...she's fully vaccinated and house broken...and driving me fucking nuts”
I am seriously so stunned and so hurt by how incredibly insensitive this statement is, not to mention really kind of fucked up how she’s talking about her own kid in general too but I get it, motherhood sometimes feels exasperating. I joke about sending my dogs home with other people sometimes. I’m not really judging her for that part. But seriously?
It’s just so fucked up on so many levels. Like a) I don’t want your kid. I want my kid. b) I don’t want your ill behaved four year old, I want to raise my own ill behaved four year old. c) YOUR KID IS NOT A FUCKING CONSOLATION PRIZE FOR MY INABILITY TO HAVE CHILDREN. FUCK YOU.
Not to mention, you’re not even serious! You’re literally just using my childlessness right now as a fucking punchline for your “oh, sorry you can’t have kids but they’re not all that great because right now my pre-schooler is an asshole.” joke. JOKE. I AM A JOKE TO YOU.
Maybe I’m overreacting, but holy shit I am just livid. I can’t even respond to her right now because it was so amazingly hurtful and rude. I don’t want to fight with her, I’m tired of being the “over sensitive” one who gets upset about everything. So I just closed the chat window and moved on. She can see I read the message and chose not to respond.
I just don’t have the energy to explain to her how immensely hurtful that was. Holy fuck.
The Asian population is so productive. I don’t think you’re smarter than anybody else, but you’ve convinced a lot of us you are...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) , at a luncheon with the Asian Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas. He later apologizes for making insensitive comments.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/22/harry-reid-asians_n_5700663.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013
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