We here at The Passenger understand the pains and perils of running a website–the nature of the beast demands fresh content as often as possible. That’s a big pressure as it is, let alone when the crafting of posts is done on the fly, in between the real life job, the extra-curriculars, etc. But what about when it’s your full-time job to post to a website? What if your full-time job is the quality control guy for a site that more than 13 people read?
This question may have occurred to anyone that has signed out of their Hotmail accounts today and glanced at the MSN homepage. There is an article, aimed at women [full disclosure: no, I am not a woman, and yes, I read the article anyway. Just deal with it], telling them how to act in certain situations: how to talk to a hairdresser, how to talk to a teenaged babysitter, how to talk to your boss, etc.
The article seemed aimed at really, really stupid women, though. The article offers such pearls of wisdom as: How To Talk To: “A cancer patient [Agenda: Be sympathetic and supportive without making her feel pitied.].” The brief blurb mentions that a woman should be empathetic, without being too overbearing or morbid. The kicker? The bit where it mentions the “Fatal error: Talking about death.”
Thank you, MSN, for dispensing such sage advice! Who would’ve known that it’s probably best not to yammer on about death to a cancer patient??
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On a completely unrelated note: you loved the movie, now love the musical. Silence! The musical based upon Silence Of The Lambs.
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