Fun fact: This process is called dysphemism lexicalization. When a word which refers to something vulgar starts being as a dysphemism (a vulgar nonliteral description of something), in the process it loses its original literal meaning and stops being perceived as vulgar. https://t.co/jy6diBirTz
— pasiem kone na betóne (@Sabrina45X) November 15, 2025
I started earnestly exploring my "Russian" heritage when I was around 9 or 10, which caused some tensions even with my chums by the time of the 1980 Winter Olympics (5th grade). One of my best friends, in fact, dramatically handed me a note the day after the Miracle on Ice: Fuck you, Todd, Russia sucks!
Didn't have to be Carnac the Magnificent to predict more or less what the message said, so before unfolding the paper, I sadly intoned, "I know, it says they suck." (I actually watched and rooted for the USA, but was tainted by association in the prevailing geo-political climate).
That was during Language Arts (which explains GL's appropriate use of commas), and our teacher happened to be standing right by me, and she slapped me so hard for my "foul" language. I didn't even bother to point out the much more inflammatory contents of what I held in my hand.
Cracked my kids' shit up when I told them about the incident...
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