25 Who Responded To New York’s New Mayor Eric Adams Calling Workers ‘Low-Skill’
Everyone makes verbal mistakes, no one's immune. No matter how much experience a person has with public speaking, they're bound to make mistakes that will probably haunt them for a few years, unfortunately.
There are five different kinds of verbal slip-ups:
- Eggcorn (cold slaw instead of coleslaw)
- Malapropism (pineapple instead of pinnacle)
- Spoonerism (blushing crow instead of crushing blow)
- Freudian Slip (as I was telling my husb... instead of as I was telling President Bush)
- Mondegreen (very close veins instead of varicose veins)
By the way, before you go searching, let me make it easier. Condoleezza Rice who was once the National Security Advisor to President Bush said, "As I was telling my husb—as I was telling President Bush," at a Washington, D.C., dinner party.
People didn't know how to react, but jaws dropped.
In 1988 then vice-president George H. W. Bush said, "We’ve had triumphs. Made some mistakes. We’ve had some sex... uh... setbacks."
Yes, let that sink in.
A Freudian slip is believed to be linked to the thoughts in our subconscious mind. In simple words, these verbal slip-ups reveal dark secrets and feelings we've locked up in our subconscious minds.
When mayor Eric Adams referred to low-wage workers as 'low-skill', naturally he attracted a lot of criticism. While we're not sure if mayor Eric Adams had a Freudian slip or malapropism, we'll let you decide.
Here's how it started.
Twitter / Achmat XWow. The nerve.
Twitter / Achmat XHere's the controversial video.
True that.
LolOverruledLow wage or low skill jobs are a myth.
AOCYeah then everyone will lose their minds.
JoshuaPotashThey were frontline heroes not too long ago. Don't you ever forget that.
ZachWLambertSmh.
GoodPoliticGuy
Exactly.
nhannahjones
Well said.
youseepeeYYC
They can't do it.
edburmila
Exactly.
JamilahLemieux
Yes, one day without a cook would starve you.
KimberlyNFoster
Roasted.
PrinceHAK33M
They did, and it's pathetic.
DanPriceSeattle
They'd die within minutes, dude.
fatnudes
Maybe it's time we start respecting people.
WoobieTuesday
He'd better prepare his food, shine his shoes and stay away from donuts.
theproperlurker
He knows very little about what it's like being outside government jobs.
TheTimHunter
Exactly.
sleepisocialist
That must sting Adams.
bivey
Exactly, he'd better stay home for a long time.
AintBut1Gary
UNO Reverse Card.
GenZdemagogue
I hope you hear this, Adams.
_dirtbaby
Roasted, again.
lanadelslayee
Uh.
DougJBalloon
Adams has his plate full of criticism to digest.
ikarlymarx
They're essential workers who can run an office better if need be.
AchmatX
In Summary...
We shouldn't forget that who you refer to as 'low-skill' workers were the ones holding the fort and making sure people had everything they needed during the pandemic outbreak and lockdowns.
Your supermarket shelves were stocked because some low-skill workers knew how important it was to have essential items ready to go. Cooks made sure they had masks on at all times so they could prepare foods on time for people who required them.
When fast food centers were closed during the pandemic, we couldn't wait for them to reopen, so we could taste our favorite foods again. Let's not forget that people you call low-skill were once called essential frontline warriors.
They are essential frontline warriors because, without them, you won't last a minute.
