|
Re: WILL.I.AM's comment on Einstein
I thought I would be in a big minority on this one, but I'm pleasantly surprised by the reaction here. I was going to type a long response, but MrNoble nailed it for me. I'm not naive enough to think that students don't talk like that when adults aren't around. I have a good enough memory to remember when I was that age.
I've long thought that Americans are very uptight about a lot of things that don't even raise eyebrows in a lot of other parts of the world. I figured that Will's comment would create a firestorm of hate. I'm glad it's being taken (for the most part) as someone showing their passion.
What is interesting to me, is that when Will was giving his speech leading up to the famous quote, I was thinking to myself "Will is starting to sound a lot like the other people that speak. I'm starting to think that he may be losing some street cred and the students will view him as a typical adult telling them why what they're doing is important and tune out." Then in one fell swoop that got washed away.
__________________
-
An ounce of perception is worth a pound of obscure.
|