Hey, the Nude York Times is one thing.
But the Crude York Times is something else.
From today’s front page:
Of course, that should come as no surprise after the Grey Lady printed Donald Trump’s Access Hollywood grab ’em boast verbatim on Page One in 2016.
Even so . . .
“I’m fucked”?
That’s fucked up, yo.
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Looks like that word has officially entered the “all the words that are fit to print” category! Very sad, but when you are trying to look trendy and “with it,” there are no steps you will refuse to sake, and no need for old-fashioned circuitous euphemisms.
So, will it also be in the special summary edition they do for schools? (Or maybe they no longer do that edition?) What about the large-print version for those with visual impairment issues (mostly elderly)?
It’s just one element of the Trump Effect, Bill. The Times rarely used the word “lie” about what politicians said in the past, but it’s been all over the A section for two years now. We might as well get used to it . . .
Might they also draw it in the cartoon version for the really young?
Wouldn’t want to leave themselves open to charges of ageism, right?
But John…The put it in quotes…That gives them license to write anything they want!
p.s…Glad to see you’re training your wit on politics again, even though your art and theater reviews are the best in Boston
Thanks again for the kind words, Mudge. Hardest part of writing about politics these days is how to narrow it down.