Whoever came up with that name? “Dummy” was bad enuf, but to name a whole series as “Complete Idiot’s Guide to…” seems downright insulting.
The other day in the local bookshop I saw the book “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Islam” and it seemed so inappropriate to me.
Right after Sep. 11th it was a best seller at Books-A-Million for quite some time.
Faisal: Please don't discriminate against idiots. They have feelings..unlike the dummies.
I don't doubt they are best-sellers or whatever. But to call your customer (buyer of your book) a "complete idiot" is insulting, modesty notwithstanding.
What's next ... "Complete moron's guide to making bombs"?
ur right faisal but ya know we're not to judge weather the customers actually get insulted. the number of books they sell speak millions for what the customers feel like.
you've probably studied risk management and u know theres this thing called an 'idiot-proof' product. guess theres no harm in making that word commercial?
ps: if you feel like an idiot picking up that book, you can always count on university text books :)
most of us feel that way about topics we're not sure of tho.
idiotic -
so its quite amusing to pick up a book -
we can sort of relate to it - oh yeah - idiots guide to ______ - oh yeh thats us/me!
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I don't doubt they are best-sellers or whatever. But to call your customer (buyer of your book) a "complete idiot" is insulting, modesty notwithstanding.
What's next ... "Complete moron's guide to making bombs"?
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Faisal, it's called irony. People with a sense of humour would understand.
its not really insulting depends on perception and situation.
Faisal/
SO did u learn something about Islam after reading the book.....
i agree
the person/people who wrote... that were the biggest idiots...
Idiots wont get Islam *sigh
Is ISNA doing something about it? Usually they do take actions..
There are so many Dummy's guides that I was thinking about writing a Dummy's Guide about Dummy's Guides.
Inappropriate?
I guess it depends on how you look at it, and I mean in some cases it is pretty apt, I don't really see anything truly wrong with it, cause I mean we're all idiots in one sense or another, just too proud to admit it :)
*runs
sneaks back in to add...*
ps. Yahiya Emerick is an amazing writer I've been reading his stuff since I was twelve :o and I REALLY recommend that book, for idiots 'n non-idiots alike;-)