I was told off earlier on for assuming you all know who Michael Roberts
is and what happened with him last week. For my research I like to
analyse ongoing cultural, anthropological, sociological and
psychological events that unfold in the world. Michael Roberts is
alledgedly a comedian and standupist: He used to play the role of
Kramer in the very popular 'Seinfield' TV show. Last week an
Afro-American member of the audience has interrupted him during his
comedy, standup, act. And Roberts has completely lost it and
outbursted at him shouting racist abuse of the worst kind. Including
the dreadful N... word abuse. I read today a PR consultant was
appointed to help him with his career.
Quoting Alon Serper <[log in to unmask]>:
> Just to quickly add, in light of my intention to push my discussion
> towards and within applied/applicable current events, that I most
> defintely finished completely with Michael Richards whom I just read is
> searching for a public media (PR consultant) adviser, to restore his
> social and
> economic well-being and position, after his sick, racist remarks and
> outburst. This pathetic attempt does not work or do it for me.
>
> He is certainly dead, non-existing, to me. But I am not threatened or
> intimidated by this sick racist clown. I can defend myself very
> forcefully and well against those moronic clowns. And have chosen to
> react very foorcefully against this moron who is anti my values and
> everything I stand for.
>
> This outburst was not a heuristic enquiry and self-enquiring. It was a
> sick propositional, violent terrorising attack.
> Alon
>
> Quoting Brian wakeman <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> Alon,
>>
>> .....but that's my very point........
>>
>> words and language can alienate.
>>
>> If people don't understand what I say....if they find
>> my language confusing, frustrating and
>> impenetrable...then perhaps I am shutting them out of
>> conversation....not intentionally perhaps...but
>> nevertheless I might exclude people, creating
>> alienation by the way I speak or write.
>>
>> Some of the language of practitioner research
>> irritates teachers I know because they find some of it
>> complex, couched in unfamiliar phrases, using
>> unfamiliar words.
>>
>> By using this language to them, am I am not excluding
>> them, and ethically, perhaps, am I being insensitive
>> and inconsiderate ?
>>
>> Certainly I ought to consider my audience when trying
>> to communicate.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Brian E. Wakeman
>> Education adviser
>> Dunstable
>> Beds
>>
>>
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