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