Rant

[bellinghman]

There's a meme currently going round - it's one of those multiple question interview ones. Among its questions are:

If you could bring back anyone that has passed, who would it be?

I'm sorry, but if I ever encounter the author of that question, I'll have to give her a real bitch slapping. 'has passed'? For fuck's sake, are you talking about someone going past you in the street? Yes? No? No, I thought not.

You're talking about death. There's a good, short word you could have used, one that takes less typing. It's 'died'. Don't pretend it doesn't occur - it does. To all of us - no-one gets out of this alive. This sort of milquetoast euphemism is an attempt to deny one of life's most basic features.

Aarrgghh!!

Comments

[sbp.livejournal.com]

I guess as a meme it will be distributed to a large number of people - perhaps the original author didn't want to offend anyone?

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

Oh, quite possibly. But though I'm not a fan of causing gratuitous offense, this type of avoidance just strips our language of any vitality. As a result, it offends me instead.

[sbp.livejournal.com]

And now I'm reminded of a cartoon which runs along the lines of "you being offended offends me" only I can't remember what cartoon.

[sbp.livejournal.com]

MIght be Bloom County. Yes, the "Offensitivity" strip.

[silly-swordsman.livejournal.com]

this type of avoidance just strips our language of any vitality

Ahahaha...

I've got to pass that on...