I've not had much sleep, so I might be. And I'm sure that as I'm posting in AIBU there will be people telling me that I am, but here we go.
I'm at an afternoon of discussions on communication. We've had two things that have wound me up.
1 - a video was shown of two people hitting it off when speed dating. They're about to disappear into the sunset together when she produces 3-4 children who will be coming with her. The tag line (it's not English but has English subtitles) is "communication is important" as he looks aghast at the thought of taking on a single mother.
I know this is supposed to be funny, but to me it smacked of women's worth being devalued if they were a single parent/had children.
2 - talking about communicating clearly and succinctly, the example was given of Ernest Hemingway, when asked to write the saddest, shortest story, wrote "For sale: baby shoes, never worn". I'm a bereaved parent, but even if I wasn't, I'd find that a tasteless example of brief communication to an audience who you don't know.
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Itscurtainsforyou · 14/12/2017 16:22
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