WILL.I.AM's comment on Einstein

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by dirtbikerxz

While I'm not commenting on the rest of your post, I can say that when I was in 4th grade (hell even 3rd grade) (7 years ago), i knew much fowler language than this. Times are simply changing.

I don't think I knew what a swear word was until at least middle school, which, granted, was over a decade ago (man do I feel old right now). I have friends my age who, from the stories they and their parents have told me, were swearing in kindergarten. All depends on your upbringing

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by dirtbikerxz

While I'm not commenting on the rest of your post, I can say that when I was in 4th grade (hell even 3rd grade) (7 years ago), i knew much fowler language than this. Times are simply changing.

Not everyone can say the same nor do people want to be able to say the same.

[dirtbikerxz]

Originally Posted by Abhishek R

Not everyone can say the same nor do people want to be able to say the same.

I didn't exactly ask to know this language at that time (or now for that matter), it just happens un-wantedly.
P.S I definitely didn't learn this from my parents....

[Chris Hibner]

Originally Posted by Karibou

That is what bothers me.

But when a 4th grader goes home and asks "Mommy, what does that mean?", I can imagine that might raise some parents' eyebrows and a bring up questions about the type of program their child is involved in that has them picking up that language.

Originally Posted by Tharioth Pillow

I don't know if anyone has brought up the fact that there were plenty of smaller kids in the audience... and I don't know if it changes anyone's opinion.

Sorry for quoting you guys in particular but, it's confession time...

I learned to swear (including the F-word) when I was probably about six years old (from the neighbor kid). I had a very vulgar mouth after that, but of course not while adults were around. And yet I turned into a highly responsible adult. I have multiple degrees, own businesses, was an airline pilot, mentor kids, etc. - all despite being exposed to swear words when I was a young kid. I seriously think people get way too uptight about this stuff.

And in another thread there was talk of me being an "old man". BTW, that was back in the early 80's, so I would argue that times haven't changed all that much.

Sorry if you all have lower opinions of me now.

[dirtbikerxz]

Originally Posted by Chris Hibner

Sorry for quoting you guys in particular but, it's confession time...

I learned to swear (including the F-word) when I was probably about six years old (from the neighbor kid). I had a very vulgar mouth after that, but of course not while adults were around. And yet I turned into a highly responsible adult. I have multiple degrees, own businesses, was an airline pilot, mentor kids, etc. - all despite being exposed to swear words when I was a young kid. I seriously think people get way too uptight about this stuff. Sorry if you all have lower opinions of me now.

100 percent agree.

[seg9585]

Language aside, I still fail to see why anyone would be inspired or feel validated by a rapper / entertainment celebrity at a robotics and engineering competition.
As a kid, I never cared what a musician said about my involvement in robotics, I would have much rather gotten validation from a real engineering celebrity like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos or Charlie Bolden.

Would the audience still react the same way if Kim Kardashian walked in and said she loves robots?

[dirtbikerxz]

Originally Posted by seg9585

Would the audience still react the same way if Kim Kardashian walked in and said she loves robots?

Kim Kardashian dosen't have the same sort of social impact that Will.I.Am does

[dodar]

Originally Posted by seg9585

Language aside, I still fail to see why anyone would be inspired or feel validated by a rapper / entertainment celebrity at a robotics and engineering competition.
As a kid, I never cared what a musician said about my involvement in robotics, I would have much rather gotten validation from a real engineering celebrity like Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos or Charlie Bolden.

Would the audience still react the same way if Kim Kardashian walked in and said she loves robots?

Actually go look up Will.I.Am before downplaying all that he has done. Calling him just a "rapper/entertainment celebrity" is down right insulting towards him.

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by Chris Hibner

I seriously think people get way too uptight about this stuff.

I agree, but I also still think there's a time and place for when it's not appropriate. I feel that I was raised fairly conservatively compared to some of my peers and it's hard to shake that sometimes - guess my comment was more of a minority/personal opinion than I had thought.

[Koko Ed]

The dude was known to swear a lot so I was more surprised it didn't happen sooner.

[mrnoble]

I played the video today, in all my classes. I also played SF1:2 and the Beach Bots righting themselves twice. Both were hits, kids were excited about robotics who didn't do it all year.

[E Dawg]

Just because everybody else is swearing, doesn't make it okay for you to swear.

[seg9585]

Originally Posted by dodar

Actually go look up Will.I.Am before downplaying all that he has done. Calling him just a "rapper/entertainment celebrity" is down right insulting towards him.

You'll have to enlighten me I guess. Can't really find any good information on what meaningful impact he's had to promote STEM besides talking about how dope it is. If the point is to get the public interested in STEM then why is his only appearance about this at the FIRST Championship where he's preaching to people already involved? Shouldn't he promote it at every other event he hosts or speaks?

Should we invite Kanye West next year, or maybe Miley Cyrus? They have quite a few Twitter followers, are these the kind of people we want to aspire to be?

[RonAyyyyyyyy]

Originally Posted by E Dawg

Just because everybody else is swearing, doesn't make it okay for you to swear.

Just because everyone says it's bad to to swear, doesn't mean it is

[Carolyn_Grace]

Originally Posted by seg9585

You'll have to enlighten me I guess. Can't really find any good information on what meaningful impact he's had to promote STEM besides talking about how dope it is.

Sigh. Let me Google that for you.

http://iamangelfoundation.org

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=will.i.am+stem