Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Euphemism Propagator

Why stop at undocumented immigrants? How about unsanctioned executioner, intimacy entrepreneur, unregulated pharmaceutical distributor, freelance fireman, extra-consensual lover, non-transactional consumer, volunteer window inspector, non-traditional mover, oathtaking taleteller, non-contracted private investigator, and force prone political expressionist?

Can you identify these members of society? Care to add some of your own?

3 comments:

  1. "Serial Monogamy" instead of promiscuity. "Partner" instead of lover. "Fetus" instead of baby. "Gay" instead of homosexual. "Tolerant" instead of ungrounded.

    They do the same thing with stem cell research - change the lingo.

    He who controls the terminology frames the debate, and often wins it.

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  2. Anonymous10:36 AM

    OOOO I wanna try.

    Murderer
    Prostitute
    Drug Dealer
    Arsonist
    Rapist
    Thief
    Peeping Tom
    Burglur
    Perjurer
    Stalker
    Voces de la Frontera

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  3. Fred wins. I had in mind terrorist for that last one though.

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