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Sept. 11 Slang-Terror Humor?
I read this article in our local newspaper. Here are some of the words that "teens" are using in Virginia. It is said that these are comic-relief among the teenagers.
Their bedroom/home is "GROUND ZERO"- A total mess
A mean teacher-"He's/she's such a terrorist"
A student is disciplined- "It was total Jihad"
Petty concerns- "That's so Sept. 10"
out-of-style clothes- "Is that a burqa"
"Osama Yo Mamma"-an insult
weird individuals- "Taliban" or "Ask the person if they have anthrax"
Now, there were students interviewed who were of Arab descent. These students did not have ANY complaints. They themselves said they referred to each other as "Osama", just as we use the N-word. The author saw it as a means of "taking back the power of being called such".
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