Crazy right-winged homophonia

[Shadow Wolf]

As crazy as it sounds, a man in Utah, an employee of the Noman Global Language Center (an institute for ESL) was fired for blogging about homophones, because, according to his former boss people may mistake the "homo" part for gay sex.
Paul Rolly: Blogger fired from language school over 'homophonia' | The Salt Lake Tribune

But when the social-media specialist for a private Provo-based English language learning center wrote a blog explaining homophones, he was let go for creating the perception that the school promoted a gay agenda.
Tim Torkildson says after he wrote the blog on the website of his employer, Nomen Global Language Center, his boss and Nomen owner Clarke Woodger, called him into his office and told him he was fired.
...
Woodger says his reaction to Torkildson’s blog has nothing to do with homosexuality but that Torkildson had caused him concern because he would "go off on tangents" in his blogs that would be confusing and sometimes could be considered offensive.

Just when you think it couldn't get any more dumb.

 

[Revoltingest]

I wonder if they oppose "homogenizing" milk for turning it gay?

 

[Sunstone]

Of all the world's problems, the single most important is quite obviously homosexuality. In fact, if we could just get the homosexuals back in the closet, then everything else -- the threat of nuclear war, climate change, income inequality, starvation, homelessness, over-population, poor or no education, and genocide or "ethnic cleansing" -- they'd all go away overnight. I applaud people who have the brains and insight to focus on homosexuality! Simply applaud them!

 

[Parsimony]

Would that make "Homo sapiens" an offensive term now too? How about the acronym "HOMO" (Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital) which is used in molecular chemistry? How about "homologous recombination"? "Homozygous twins"? Give me a break...

 

[Revoltingest]

"Hetero sapiens"?

 

[Thruve]

Homophobics turn me on.

 

[Revoltingest]

Homophobics turn me on.

Is that cuz they all sound the same?

 

[Sunstone]

This reminds me of a story that's said to be true: A politician once won election to the House of Representatives largely by going from town to town in his district and, during his speeches, stating, "I cannot condone the fact that my opponent is (pause) a practicing heterosexual." His audiences were so ignorant that they voted against his opponent in droves.

 

[Thruve]

Is that cuz they all sound the same?

No, it's cause many of them are the ones who have an itch to... Touch, aslong as pelotas don't touch, they remain Hetero. In short, They are condemning themselves for secretly having the itch.

 

[Alt Thinker]

Here is some more info:
https://www.techdirt.com/blog/?company=nomen+global+language+center

Maybe the management were afraid they might be confused with homo sapiens, which means wise man.

Do we know if they were in fact right wingers? (Although being headquartered in Provo Utah is suggestive.) I recall a case where young school kids were not allowed to sing YMCA in costume at a school show because someone thought the Native American costume was politically incorrect and insulting to Native Americans. Felipe Rose who wore the costume in the Village People is in fact a Lakota Sioux and wore the costume in his solo act before the Village People to honor his father. He is still active in Native American events. Not allowing the kids to honor him is an insult.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Do we know if they were in fact right wingers? (Although being headquartered in Provo Utah is suggestive.)

Not factually, but given that someone is so scared of being associated with gay rights that they get so upset by the prefix "homo" that they fire someone who was writing about one of the hurdles of the English language, I think it's a safe assumption the boss is right-winged. Much how we could reasonable assume the boss is left-winged had the blogger said he opposes same-sex marriage.

 

[Alt Thinker]

Not factually, but given that someone is so scared of being associated with gay rights that they get so upset by the prefix "homo" that they fire someone who was writing about one of the hurdles of the English language, I think it's a safe assumption the boss is right-winged. Much how we could reasonable assume the boss is left-winged had the blogger said he opposes same-sex marriage.

I do not always believe bloggers. They have been known to turn things around for their own purposes. Not that I necessarily doubt this one. But if the story were about management being afraid of offending gay people, a blogger might be tempted to change it around. I see many cases of pundits grossly misrepresenting (let's face it, lying about) the positions or statements of those in the opposite camp. And pundits on both sides are often guilty of this. But as I said, Provo Utah is a big clue.

EDIT: Oops I got the datetime stamps on the newspaper article and the blogger reversed. I was thinking the blogger came first. Don't get old, boys and girls. On the other hand, the alternative is not so hot either.

 

[columbus]

As crazy as it sounds, a man in Utah, an employee of the Noman Global Language Center (an institute for ESL) was fired for blogging about homophones, because, according to his former boss people may mistake the "homo" part for gay sex.
Paul Rolly: Blogger fired from language school over 'homophonia' | The Salt Lake Tribune

Just when you think it couldn't get any more dumb.
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There was a thread all about a little girl who was pitched out of a restaurant for having dog bite scars. Turns out it was a hoax.

Just because something makes great copy doesn't mean it's true.

Tom

 

[Revoltingest]

Not factually, but given that someone is so scared of being associated with gay rights that they get so upset by the prefix "homo" that they fire someone who was writing about one of the hurdles of the English language, I think it's a safe assumption the boss is right-winged. Much how we could reasonable assume the boss is left-winged had the blogger said he opposes same-sex marriage.

It does seem presumptuous to make a deduction which is likely true,
but possibly not, & have it treated in the title as though it were factual.