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Q&A Should you avoid offensive hyperbole?

This questions is unanswerable except in regard to a specific market. We live in an age of taking offence, and also in an age of giving offence. Certain things will close doors to certain segment...

posted 7y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:12:37Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:12:37Z (almost 5 years ago)
This questions is unanswerable except in regard to a specific market.

We live in an age of taking offence, and also in an age of giving offence. Certain things will close doors to certain segments of the market, certain things may open doors to other segments of the market. Deliberately giving offence can sometimes gain you more market attention than any other means. Different things offend different people. If you avoid a word to avoid giving offence to one group, your omission may offend another group.

There is no universal win in this game. You pick your market and you play to it. The same thing that gets the door slammed in your face by one group can open doors for you with another.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-03-08T06:05:40Z (over 7 years ago)
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