From a full page advertisement for geek squad
Posted: September 30th, 2006 | Author: Alex | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »The advertisement features the following line:
Let an agent install your wireless network
It’s simpler for you and weirdly fun for us
weird (wîrd)
adj., weird·er, weird·est.1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of the preternatural or supernatural.
2. Of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange.
3. Archaic. Of or relating to fate or the Fates.
And:
fun (fŭn)
n.1. A source of enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure.
2. Enjoyment; amusement: have fun at the beach.
3. Playful, often noisy, activity.
Sounds like a win-win situation. Also sounds like a stereotype:
Stereotypes are ideas held by some individuals about members of particular groups, based solely on membership in that group. They are often used in a negative or prejudicial sense and are frequently used to justify certain discriminatory behaviors. More benignly, they may express sometimes-accurate folk wisdom about social reality.
Is the idea of someone coming into your home to have a weirdly fun time, setting up your wireless network appealing to you?
Here is a fun video on Geek Squad:
Some objective information on their corporate culture would be interesting.
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