The first step in changing a taboo is to change the terminology. Have you ever noticed that pro-choice people hardly ever use the word 'abortion' in public discourse? Have you noticed that pro-life people never use the term 'fetus'? Do you think that is a coincidence?
If those in favor of legalizing marijuana aren't smart enough to think of a more benign term for the object of their affection, then nothing will change. -----Original Message----- From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 10:26 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Differences between Obama and Hillary and those of us that think it's gay that pot is taboo but booze and smokes are fine? Billy Cox wrote: > Those in favor of legalizing marijuana for medical use would be smart > to stop using the street name for the drug. Language is very powerful > in shaping opinions. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:253865 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
