Word: despicableã
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...appreciate the symbolism of Simmons’s statement. But in failing to hold the recording industry responsible for erasing all curses and slurs—not just the three he finds most despicable??on all albums before releasing them, and without proposing some kind of penalty for radio stations that play partially edited songs, his demand strikes me as overly timid at best and disingenuous at worst...
...exchange of taboos between close friends, I believe Kawaller misses the mark when he extends his analysis to public figures. His logic is that a word such as “faggot” loses its sting if the person saying it is cuddly, left-of-center, and/or not despicable??so Jon Stewart makes the cut, while Ann Coulter does not. One need not look far to see the consequences of this focus on the speaker rather than the speech. For instance, a certain racial slur is okay for Jay-Z, but not for Michael Richards...
...prepare for a rise in prices during the conflict. Deposing the Iraqi government, and thereby bringing increased security to the region in the long term, would help ensure a stable oil market. Iraq should not be invaded because of its oil—such an action would be despicable??but the reality that the American economy depends on oil from the Mideast cannot be denied...
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