Vincent Wolodkin wrote: > As I recently upbraided some friends about their persistent use of the > term "teabagger" to describe those who associate with the Tea Parties, > one might wonder where that term started? I think it was Chris Matthews > and Rachel Maddow, those gleaming icons of objective journalism;-) > >
On the contrary, the term "teabagger" was originally used by "Tea Party" members themselves, oblivious to its sexual connotations. The term was picked up by the media from the "Tea Party" itself. When the "Tea Partiers" figured out what all the hilarity was about, they got all indignant and insisted that they be called something else instead. Regards, Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5038 or send a blank email to leave-5038-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
