Euphemisms and Obfuscations


	Euphemisms and Obfuscations

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2-8-2008 3:39 AM

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A word for irritated, pissed off, bored, and the like that makes all those rather common, tedious, adolescent feelings seem profound, meaningful, special, thoughtful, and political.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/euphemisms.php"><P align="left"><B>Alienation</B>
Feeling grumpy, pissed off, neglected, ignored, not special enough, not the center of everyone's attention.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/euphemisms.php"><P align="left"><B>Belief</B>
Something it is taboo to challenge, question, reject, much less criticize or mock. When the adjective 'cherished' is added, this effect is doubled.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/euphemisms.php"><P align="left"><B>Faith</B>
The preferred term for 'religion,' because it sounds warmer, more cuddly, more virtuous, less institutional, less hierarchical, and less coercive.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/euphemisms.php"><P align="left"><B>Offended</B>
Something no one must ever be. We all have a duty to prevent the very possibility.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/euphemisms.php"><P align="left"><B>Family values</B>
Code for male supremacy.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/euphemisms.php"><P align="left"><B>Youth</B>
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