Always #LikeAGirl: When Did “Like A Girl Become an Insult?
This video shows the progression of the meaning of “Like A Girl” as people get older.
You’re “Retarded?”: The Hurtful Rhetoric That Has Become Commonplace
Ignorance is a disease that people in today’s society adore spreading. Using derogatory terms to get a point across, to insult someone, or simply attempt to be funny shows the symptoms of this disease. One term that is overused is “retarded.” In school, it becomes a comeback when someone can’t comprehend a situation. “You’re retarded,” […]
The Dictionary Debate: Towards an Inclusive Definition of Love
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back Starting in 2012, university students in Korea petitioned to change the dictionary definition of the word “love” (in the romantic sense, which is listed fourth under the entry for “love”) from “passionate feelings of longing between a man and a woman” to “passionate feelings of longing towards someone”. The […]
The Evolving F Word
“Cotton Mather called them ‘the hidden ones.’ They never preached or sat in a deacon’s bench. Nor did they vote or attend Harvard. Neither, because they were virtuous women, did they question God or the magistrates…Hoping for an eternal crown, they never asked to be remembered on Earth. And they haven’t been. Well-behaved women seldom […]