Renée Rothman, PhD
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Category Archives: Media Review
Vulgarities in Context: The Power and Disempowering of Language
This is a re-post of March 13 in order to add this commentary: Last night, Jon Stewart made many of the same comments to the Rush Limbaugh broohaha that I suggest here. Stewart joins the debate in a feature called The … Continue reading
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Tagged American slang, Generation gap, Jon Stewart, Kristen Schaal, Language, Power of words, Rush Limbaugh, The Daily Show
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The Fae are Alive and Magic (or something) is Afoot
Have you noticed all the new television serials and major motion pics that are based on America’s classic folktales? On TV right now there’s “Grimm” in which “Grimm” is not a surname but an inherited job description: Grimm’s can see … Continue reading
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Tagged Fae, Fairies, Grimm's Fairytales, Snow White, Vampires, Zombies
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