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Post by agito on Apr 15, 2009 23:09:48 GMT -6
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WTF?
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Ted
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Post by Ted on Apr 16, 2009 15:50:47 GMT -6
Are you referring to the ongoing corruption of the english language as a new generation co-opts a formerly innocuous term and redefines it as a sexual act or are you referring to the latest round of tax protests? Or are you questioning the appeal of the sex act to which the redefinition alludes? Or something else entirely? agito, WTF ARE you peeved about, anyway?
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Post by judes on Apr 16, 2009 17:39:10 GMT -6
Woo hoo, elaborate please Ted, don't know if I am familiar with that one, but now you got me wanting to google it, hahhha. Where have you been anyway, I've missed your eloquent intellectual wit.
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Post by judes on Apr 16, 2009 17:40:52 GMT -6
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Post by Ted on Apr 16, 2009 19:48:28 GMT -6
Lurking, my dear Judes, lurking. Frankly, I hadn't seen it before, either. Agito's cryptic post simply piqued my interest and I thought there must be something afoot (no, wait, there's nothing new about THAT particular fetish).
I'm reminded, as I contemplate the continuing phenomena of generational linguistic adaptation, of my arrival in an urban group home 36 years ago. Having been raised (mostly) in a rural community by traditionalist foster parents, the language spoken by inner city youth of the early '70s seemed altogether foreign, albeit composed of words with which I was entirely familiar. "Pimping" (the adjective, not the verb) is one memorable example. Why anyone would deem the standards of a group of violent misogynists to be exemplary was entirely beyond my ken. That foul allusion is now so integrated in common culture that it's used in the title of at least one television series aimed at the adolescent demographic.
A closer look at the genesis of the aforementioned term's entry into the popular lexicon reveals that the progenitors of this tragic maladaptation were children so beaten down, so deprived of educational opportunity and successful, socially well integrated role models that the only examples they had of individuals with the power to realize their aspirations were pimps.
And now it's common usage in suburban middle class neighborhoods to refer to vehicle customization as "pimpin' my ride". Etymology has seldom held any great fascination for me but the ever-increasing velocity of change that we must all endure as the price of survival in these perilous times would seem to make each of us a living history of language. I doubt that the effectiveness of communication is in any way enhanced as a result.
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Post by judes on Apr 17, 2009 13:25:59 GMT -6
lol, well agito's been pretty silent on this, I'm beginning to wonder myself....hahah.
Anyway I hear what your saying Ted. Your own use of the English language has me enamored I must confess. I had to look up like four words in your above passage, but I love it. I love to learn new words, keep em coming. But your point is well taken. Just today at work I found a paper laying on a desk that was a list of "prison inmate slang" terms, most of which were incomprehensible, and "pimp" was in several of the phrases. Turns out it belonged to someone who was studying to be a corrections officer. Communicating in the language of those you find yourself surrounded by can be of the utmost importance in times of need, indeed.
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Post by agito on Apr 17, 2009 17:48:46 GMT -6
lol- coming back to this thread has proved most amusing to listen to your discussion guys.
first off on the language bit- no, the re appropriation of the term "teabagging" doesn't bother me. (in fact- teabagging wasn't a real word before it became a sexual act- "pimping" on the other hand- bothers me a lot but..... ) Complaining about language changing is akin to complaining about the wind: don't worry because tomorrow's wind will be different. ("pimping" disturbs me because of the false idealism of the pimplike character as hero.)
as for the WTF?
this whole charade this past week- top down and left and right. In principle - i liked the idea very much- it speaks to my inner rebel- but everything else from the motivation to the execution to the coverage and the participants, leaves my beside myself in trying to make sense of it all, and wonder if it will be rememberred next week.
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Post by judes on Apr 17, 2009 17:58:45 GMT -6
Yeah, I tend to agree with you on that agito.
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Post by unlawflcombatnt on Apr 22, 2009 1:38:51 GMT -6
Here's an interesting graphic from Democrats.com regarding "teabagging."
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Post by waltc on May 4, 2009 20:39:05 GMT -6
The MSM coverage these events was nothing sort of a smear campaign, but expected since this is same liberal MSM that worships Obama as a black God and refuses to say a word about Obama's massive wealth transfer to rich while kicking working Americans to the gutter.
And this is the same MSM that REFUSES to talk honestly about the economic situation and the loss of jobs. And the same one that refuses to talk about free trade and off-shoring.
Yeah lots of credibility with that gang of white millionaire liberal asshats and Obama fellatio experts.
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