At Daisy, we’re not above exploiting GOP tragedy for commercial gain
We do speech writing.
We can make you sound as good as @FLOTUS, not exactly like her. #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuoteshttps://t.co/xXCpgNv9km
— Daisy Group (@DaisyGrp) July 19, 2016
Pithy reaction to first night of the cross burning
EVERYONE IS WHITE #RNCinCLE
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 18, 2016
Trump’s Boswell speaks
Just did an interview on CITY-TV with my friend Cristina Howorun about the state of U.S. politics, generally – and Donald Trump, specifically. I recommended she read this incredible essay. You should too.
Against Me! 333! Shape shift with me!
Finally!
Queer
I am still uncomfortable with that word.
I know that many gays and lesbians use it all the time – essentially to take back the word, and strip of its formerly-negative connotation – but I’m not there yet. It still strikes me as a profound insult, a put-down designed to place a person outside the mainstream. So too the “N” word (which has been embraced by rappers, with relish, for three decades, and which I still cannot even say aloud).
“Retard” and “gimp” and “gyp,” meanwhile, have gone in the opposite direction on the popular lexicon, moving from popular use to being seen (appropriately) as cruel and/or discriminatory.
Language moves around, all the time. What was once off-limits can become less so, and vice-versa. But, on queer, I’m a hold out. It still hits like an affront.
So, between shovelling pea gravel and lifting paving stones with Son two yesterday afternoon, I run across this essay in the New York Times Magazine. Here’s a snippet worth considering
Anyway, I remain unconvinced – I feel queer about it, you might say. What do you think, O Wise Readers?
Louisiana, where the inmates run the asylum
If you are heading to Louisiana, here are some things you need to know:
- You need to be 18 to consume alcohol
- You need to be 18 to get a marriage licence
- You need a parent’s consent to get a tattoo
- You can’t really get an abortion at any age
- You can get an assault rifle, and carry it around openly, at 17
At age 8, Louisiana resident Abby is a bit too young to carry her gun around outside.
But when she hits 17, watch out, [insert despised minority here] people!
Wish you were here
Pretty much
After the past few months, this is all you can say
The world has become Israel.
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 16, 2016