Glitterditch: “euphemism”

A thought for the afternoon.

More Picaninnies with your Pork Pie, Parson?

In 1999, a member of the Mayor of Washington's staff had to resign after he quite correctly used the word 'niggardly' (meaning parsimonious) in a private staff meeting, sparking an Oh-my-god-that's-racist! outcry. Fast-forward just under a decade and London has voted in a guy as Mayor whose campaign was dogged… read more…
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