Comments on: Pseudo-Polite Conversation

By: You can take your “polite conversation” and shove it.

You can take your “polite conversation” and shove it. — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:57:02 +0000

[...] cooler-headed person than I has discussed this very thing recently, positing that such a socially manufactured censorship is actually detrimental to society [...]

By: The Faith of Reason | J. W. KRAFT dotcom

The Faith of Reason | J. W. KRAFT dotcom — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:55:23 +0000

[...] important, and so should be subjected to the highest levels of scrutiny. See my article, Pseudo-Polite Conversation, for more on my views on [...]

By: Rita

Rita — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:04:32 +0000

I definitely agree with this. I remember thinking this was a retarded rule, and I felt like being restricted from talking of important things is like taking a valium and going to the happy farm. I think a big problem that limits conversations is as you said…people think of it as bickering. Also, I think I big problem is that no one has tact anymore. Speech class has been dumbed down to giving a eulogy for a cartoon for your final..( yes, this was an actual occurance.) Once people learn to speak, then they can learn to truly argue.