Language

When Tacoma Reads Together did The Crucible a couple of years back, during one discussion I brought up a book with my own disclaimer to the title, because I do not make a habit of using language that is like this and if I do I try to get myself back to making a better choice. But this book is a philosophical treatment of this word. The word really deserves this treatment, because people who use this word usually are reiterating for shock effect, but sometimes they really have a clear meaning in context. Halloween is here and a candidate has been hanged in effigy in California, but because they are not a black male the incident lacks historical impact in the United States.