Show threadKarel 'Clock' K.Mar 10

@ginaintheburg @thejfreakinc It is my opinion that it is not illegal arrest but abduction.

And it is my opinion that you are whitewashing, bagatelizing and euphemizing their behaviour by calling it "illegally arresting" and "detained" instead of "abducting", and helping the perpetrators, siding with them and standing on their side and betraying the victim by doing so.

Would you say that a rapist abductor murderer "illegally arrested" and "detained" a woman or would you say that he "abducted" her?

#whitewashing #abduction #bagatelizing #bagatelization #euphemizing #euphemism #abductor

PhilosophicsFeb 19
I analyse language policing demanded in a video that crossed my feed.🧐
👉 https://philosophics.blog/2026/02/19/how-to-instantly-lose-popularity-on-the-internet/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
This woman calls out corporate media for soft-pedalling charges against alleged culprits and victims, or as she insists, rapists and children. Her request is not neutral.
#philosophy #politics #psychology #society #humancondition #rhetoric #law #epstein #video #language #morality #communication #media #euphemism #neutrality #framing #exploitation #consent #power #children
Show threadskuaJan 23

@UberZeitgeist

I can see that.

Not sure I'm meant to see that but I can anyway.

It's a bit more subtle than, "Baby can I park my red hot rocket in your love garage" a la Surrey Hills 1985 but still blatant.

#Grafitti #Euphemism #SexMagic

Wolfgang Müller (DE:er/EN:he)Jan 21

Nein, HARTE EINWANDERUNGSPOLITIK beschreibt nicht, was in USA abgeht, lieber Spiegel @spiegel

"Sagen was ist", ist Euer Leitspruch, oder? Dann macht mal, büdde! #euphemism

Nikolas KozloffJan 15
What a #euphemism: “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/former-ice-workers-trump-violence-by-design-renee-good/ #minneapolis #ice #trump #protests #fascism
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"

"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."

Mother Jones
Show threadƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞDec 19

@g7izu
Everybody from now on should start using "kinetic anomaly" for pretty much every unexpected event.

"You're late.
Sorry, the bus experienced a kinetic anomaly."

"And then, suddenly, 66 million years ago, all the dinosaurs experienced a kinetic anomaly."

#language #English #euphemism

Strong LanguageNov 29

"Don’t give a f#@&" – give an...e.l.f.? A new ad slogan plays on a popular sweary idiom. @Fritinancy takes a look: https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/dont-give-a-f/

#swearing #profanity #euphemism #branding

Strong LanguageNov 13

"Clusterbleep". Not its first use, but a notable one from an Irish politician https://www.thejournal.ie/barry-cowen-clusterbleep-gavin-6872025-Nov2025/

#swearing #euphemism #bleep #SelfCensorship #profanity #MincedOaths

'A clusterbleep' - Barry Cowen gives his take on Fianna Fáil handling of Jim Gavin controversy

Cowen, who was elected an MEP last year, says it’s up to the authors of the internal review to decide where the blame lies.

TheJournal.ie
Show threadproedieNov 13
@ObsidianUrbex This is what they call ‘blooming countryside’ is Germany. #euphemism
WIST Quotations Has Moved!Nov 12

A quotation from George Carlin

The fanatics have another name for fetuses. They call them the pre-born. Now we’re getting creative. If you accept pre-born, I think you would have to say that, at the moment of birth, we go instantly from being pre-born to being pre-dead. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Technically, we’re all pre-dead.

George Carlin (1937-2008) American comedian
Book (2004), When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, “Euphemisms: Political-Interest Groups,” “A Bunny in the Oven?”

More about this quote: wist.info/carlin-george/80339/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #georgecarlin #death #euphemism #fetus #mortality #pregnancy #terminology

Book (2004), When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, "Euphemisms: Political-Interest Groups," "A Bunny in the Oven?" - Carlin, George | WIST Quotations

The fanatics have another name for fetuses. They call them the pre-born. Now we're getting creative. If you accept pre-born, I think you would have to say that, at the moment of birth, we go instantly from being pre-born to being pre-dead. Makes sense, doesn't it? Technically, we're all pre-dead.…

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