No more "suicides"...welcome "ladders"
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- Jun 12, 2015
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I'm so sorry to hear that.
That was actually a good example JD, and I will agree with you. But my post was really about the PC police in general in this country. Do
I see where "suicide" sprints could bring up bad feelings for certain folks, yes, and I have no problem if a kid came up and said something or a parent said something
to a coach and wanted him to use another term. I haven't done them in 15 years and I don't think I have even heard the term since then. But
Im also not going think someone is a bad person because he/she is used to using that term and still does. In your example, if they still used the term after being asked,
I would agree...terrible decision on their part.
I see where "suicide" sprints could bring up bad feelings for certain folks, yes, and I have no problem if a kid came up and said something or a parent said something
to a coach and wanted him to use another term. I haven't done them in 15 years and I don't think I have even heard the term since then. But
Im also not going think someone is a bad person because he/she is used to using that term and still does. In your example, if they still used the term after being asked,
I would agree...terrible decision on their part.
I'm with you here. Would never call someone a bad person just because they didn't think about how the term could affect others ahead of time. We all should be more conscientious, but also it's really easy to just forget, especially when we're using common phrases/terms.
In general, I encourage everybody to consider exactly why someone might ask to stop using a term. Sometimes it may just be one lunatic who takes everything too seriously. Other times, there are some really good reasons, and we might all agree to work to make the change. And of course we still might slip and use the term because breaking habits is hard.
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We affectionately called those touchdowns in my backyard. Guys loved running those as competition during basketball season. In grade school hoops, it wasn't uncommon to run those multiple times every day in practice in sets of 10 to 20. As far as I can remember, game conditioning was rarely an issue. In retrospect, our dribbling skills could have used some help.
Later on in life, I was informed that priest served some time in prison.
Chris
Later on in life, I was informed that priest served some time in prison.
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It was awful. It was seven years ago and I still choke up when thinking of the girls.
- May 16, 2016
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Who is more fragile? One who is emotionally tied to the name of a conditioning drill, or those of us who are not?
I'm guessing your response implys you're offended....
I'm certainly not trying to be offensive. As a 15 year ARMY vet, I've seen more than my share of suicide, depression, and stuff I won't get into. I call the drill a suicide because that's what it's always been called... The name of the drill is irrelevant to me. It's the fact that our society has become Soo easily offended. My name is James, and just because someone,somewhere was also named James did something awful to you or someone you love doesn't give you the right to ask me to change my name...
How about we teach our kids how to deal with the realities of life and death rather than skirting around reality, by being offended or changing the name of stuff
How about we teach our kids how to deal with the realities of life and death rather than skirting around reality, by being offended or changing the name of stuff
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Then it shouldn't be any problem showing some consideration and compassion for other human beings by making an effort to call them by a different name.
