Monday, November 26, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Crazy Is As Crazy Does
As an extension of our intense political discussion today, I'd like to ask you all...
What makes someone or something crazy? How do we recognize "crazy" people?
Is there more than one kind of crazy?
Are all crazy people dangerous? What about the inverse--are all dangerous people crazy? What about people who do destructive things to you and your family and your country? Was Hitler crazy? Is Bin Laden? What about the dictators you're studying for your genocide projects?
Finally, Dave Chapelle says that calling someone "crazy" is the worst thing you can call them. He says it's dismissive; it means "I don't understand you, so you're crazy." Is he right about using the word crazy to dismiss people you don't understand?
What effects can using that word have on the target? (How would you respond to being called crazy?)
Think about it. Write about it.
T
What makes someone or something crazy? How do we recognize "crazy" people?
Is there more than one kind of crazy?
Are all crazy people dangerous? What about the inverse--are all dangerous people crazy? What about people who do destructive things to you and your family and your country? Was Hitler crazy? Is Bin Laden? What about the dictators you're studying for your genocide projects?
Finally, Dave Chapelle says that calling someone "crazy" is the worst thing you can call them. He says it's dismissive; it means "I don't understand you, so you're crazy." Is he right about using the word crazy to dismiss people you don't understand?
What effects can using that word have on the target? (How would you respond to being called crazy?)
Think about it. Write about it.
T
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