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Originally Posted by Carolyn_Grace

Language is cultural.

will.i.am was sharing his culture.

For some of us, his culture is one we share only with close friends. For others, it blends with our work environment (as a teacher at an alternative high school, this is actually the case for me.)

For many people, his culture is completely foreign. It doesn't make these people outdated. It doesn't make them sticks-in-the-mud. It just means they don't appreciate it. That's okay too.

If what he said is something that will impact your team in a positive way, then use it.

If what he said is something that would put a negative light on your team, then don't use it.

It's the age-old debate of trying to prove that your way of [building a robot, organizing a team, drive coaching, finding finances, etc.] is better than others'. It's not.

Give me a break. Swearing is not culture. Anybody can swear. To attribute everything to culture is to allow far worse atrocities. We should hold ourselves to a higher standard.