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“Inappropriate,” the Power Elite’s Ubiquitous Euphemism!
Author: Benjamin Cain Published Date: February 20, 2017 2 Comments on “Inappropriate,” the Power Elite’s Ubiquitous Euphemism!
Dateline: WASHINGTON, D.C.—Experts discover that American politicians, pundits, and journalists frequently say “That’s not appropriate” when they really mean, “I want to tear out your intestines and strangle you with them for doing that.” Leslie Montague, psychologist at Pick Your…
BBC Try to Stop Offending Islamic State… & All the Other Ones Too! (1/2)
Author: Wallace Runnymede Published Date: February 24, 2016
The BBC, inspired and encouraged by their recent decision to rename Daesh ‘The So-called Islamic State‘ (Sinister-Teutonic-Capitals ahoy!) have invented some new equally patronizing euphemisms in order to talk down to non-Muslims too. For a start, they are referring to…