Talk Dirty to Me: Sex and Language in the 21st Century A popular meme circulating via the Internet since 2011 quotes nonagenarian comedic actress Betty White thusly, ““Why do people say ‘grow some balls’? Balls are weak and sensitive! If you really wanna get tough, grow a vagina! Those things take a pounding!” The problem […]
The Intolerance of Intolerance
The Intolerance of Intolerance What do the following people have in common? Noam Chomsky, Gloria Steinem, JK Rowling, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Garry Kasparov and Malcolm Gladwell. Your initial response might have something to do with the fact that they are all “wicked smaht” as we used to say back in Boston. And while I […]