Taboo language Flashcards
Labor senator Glenn Sterle
Referring to a female santor in an argument in Senate as “naughty little girl
Colleagues described the language as “completely unacceptable”
Cricket November 2022 abc news
Aus crickeet player Matthew Wade was suspended for 2 games after his use of an “audible obscenity” targetted against an opposing player.
Dangerous euphemisms for periods
Olympian Hannah Miley wants to banish dangerous euphemims for periods like “shark week” and “hygiene pads” - girls feel dirty and ashamed
lAutralian author responds to revisions of Roald Dahl’s books, where adjectives such as ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’ saying
“it’s not a way of changing the story…it’s about I don’t want to harm someone with my writing”