Don Imus and nappy headded hos.....

Hi I got fired a few years ago from a school I worked for sometime teaching accounting, taxes, software, and Payroll. There was a teacher that said we could not teach, she meant all the teachers but her. I went crazy. And when she went buy I gave her a Forearm salute forearm over foream someone told the owner and I gotted canned. Then I went full time in my business which I also had at the same time.

I make more money now than he paid me. Don Imus is a millionaire he has nothing to worry about. I wasn't a millionaire.

Maybe their were other reasons you gotted canned...

Originally Posted by Joetrevison

Hi I got fired a few years ago from a school I worked for sometime teaching accounting, taxes, software, and Payroll. There was a teacher that said we could not teach, she meant all the teachers but her. I went crazy. And when she went buy I gave her a Forearm salute forearm over foream someone told the owner and I gotted canned. Then I went full time in my business which I also had at the same time.

I make more money now than he paid me. Don Imus is a millionaire he has nothing to worry about. I wasn't a millionaire.

[Ankesh]

Ah - lots of small things you can do to give people hints as to what they should do on a website.

1. Ask yourself what you want the people to do.
2. What hints can you provide them that gets them to do what you want them to do.

One eg: just adding the mouse pointer picture to the buy button will increase your sales.

Instead of the button saying "Buy Now" - let it say "Buy Now" and have a picture of mouse pointer next to it - which lets people know that they should click there.

You can do a lot of such things with

colour
layout
linking
pictures and
words

that will let them subtly know what they should do. Sound is not necessary.

You might want to understand the reasons of others who ARE offended especially if what is said CAN be construed as offensive. I'm saying this from one intellectual to another. (Not to start an argument or pick a fight.)

For the most part, we ALL insult or make fun of each other to have a few laughs. But it's usually done in a private manner and with people who know our intentions. However, should you move to a more public forum and say the very same things, they are (or can be) interpreted differently. I'm sure you understand the point I'm making here. Because you know that as much as you trade friendly insults with your Mexican friends, you're smart enough to know that in certain situations you wouldn't dare say those things - for obvious reasons.

By the way, I'm similar to you in that I don't get offended very easily at all -- especially with words. But I do understand that some things can be offensive to some people whether I agree with it or not. And therefore, I'm careful not to pass judgment on the offended.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You might want to understand the reasons of others who ARE offended especially if what is said CAN be construed as offensive. I'm saying this from one intellectual to another. (Not to start an argument or pick a fight.)

I think the reason that most people claim to be offended, is because they are being told that they should be. I understand your point, and I'm sure that a few people would have been offended by his comments, but nothing even close to what we are seeing. People with their own agenda are adding fuel to the fire and taking it way beyond reason.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

(and for those that disagree with me, that statement was far more offensive than Imus's because it was for real)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

For the most part, we ALL insult or make fun of each other to have a few laughs. But it's usually done in a private manner and with people who know our intentions. However, should you move to a more public forum and say the very same things, they are (or can be) interpreted differently. I'm sure you understand the point I'm making here. Because you know that as much as you trade friendly insults with your Mexican friends, you're smart enough to know that in certain situations you wouldn't dare say those things - for obvious reasons.

Yes, I totally agree and as I've already said, I think his comment was out of place on his show. I don't think it justified him being fired though, or even a suspension.

He recognized that he said something that he shouldn't have and he apologized for it. It was a sincere and heartfelt apology. It should have ended there, and would have if others didn't blow it up into something it wasn't.