MAC - Week 3 Peer Blog Reply

Original post by Hunter Looney

First off let me address this rule. This author could have gotten the same response without using "gd". I believe this author could have changed the wording of this and reached a lot more people with his point. If you have no idea what I am referring to then here it is.

Rule Number 6: "Don't take yourself so 'gd' seriously" by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander in The Art of Possibility.

I know authors can't make everyone happy but cursing in a book is generally not the way to go.

Besides that I like the point of not taking yourself so seriously. I just wish it was worded differently.

Disclaimer: If this post offends someone because I am offended by 'gd' then I am sorry that I could not make everyone happy with this post. 

 

My Response

I agree with you 100% Hunter. I will be the first to say, you do not have the right to not be offended…however, in a professional work, like a book of this nature, there is no place for language like in our book. . "GD" is the only phrase that offends me. I loose a great deal of respect for people who use it, including this author. Yes the rule is great, but like you said, use different words to state your point. I found myself reading chapter 5 with awe and from chapter 6 on, the awe was gone and so was the respect.

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