Open Salon

  • Home
  • Blogs
  • Topics
  • Help
  • Sign in
 
  • Editor's Pick
  • Top Rated
  • Most Viewed
  • Most Commented
  • Most Recent
  • animals
  • belief/religion
  • books
  • business
  • comedy
  • design
  • economy
  • environment
  • family
  • fashion
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • food/drink
  • for sale
  • gay/lesbian
  • gossip
  • health
  • movies
  • music
  • news
  • open call
  • photography
  • poetry
  • politics
  • science
  • sports
  • technology
  • television
  • travel
  • video
Posted by
    • 0 Ratings
    • 58 Views
    • 0 Comments
    User picture.

    SPOKES PEOPLE

    NOVEMBER 15, 2011 5:05PM

    By And Then - Stories by Ellie Searl


    Topics: educationalese, terminology, workshops, professional development, education, teaching

    • 1 Ratings
    • 173 Views
    • 1 Comments
    User picture.

    Foreign Wars, and the Worth of Words

    OCTOBER 17, 2011 12:36PM

    By Joshua Lore


    Topics: obama, uganda, afghanistan, drone, conflict, terminology, words, foreign intervention

    • 7 Ratings
    • 2937 Views
    • 8 Comments
    User picture.

    When Kids Talk About Jib, Hippy Flip and Green

    OCTOBER 3, 2011 10:15AM

    By Catherine Forsythe


    Topics: health, security, children, terminology, drugs

    • 0 Ratings
    • 287 Views
    • 0 Comments
    User picture.

    "Homosexual" not the friendliest of words

    JUNE 29, 2011 5:09PM

    By gaypersonsofcolor


    Topics: homophobia, homosexual, terminology

    • 3 Ratings
    • 731 Views
    • 5 Comments
    User picture.

    We didn't start the fire..... and you did not invent sex.

    JUNE 12, 2011 1:39AM

    By Impaired Doc


    Topics: culture, homosexuality, relationships, lesbian, terminology, human nature, love, sex, billy joel, belief/religion, family, health, travel, photography

    • 3 Ratings
    • 428 Views
    • 6 Comments
    User picture.

    Part 3, Les..TY JDSmith, LizG, zanelle, Tay1, Tinker

    APRIL 19, 2011 5:13PM

    By Impaired Doc


    Topics: love, loneliness, culture, homosexuality, relationships, lesbian, terminology, do not like men (wish this were true)

    • 4 Ratings
    • 781 Views
    • 8 Comments
    User picture.

    How?....I want to be a lesbian, part 2

    APRIL 18, 2011 12:10AM

    By Impaired Doc


    Topics: do not like men (wish this were true), terminology, lesbian, relationships, homosexuality, culture

    • 28 Ratings
    • 974 Views
    • 47 Comments
    User picture.

    The Soft Language of Rape

    FEBRUARY 8, 2011 10:54AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, rape, legislation, hr3, h.r. 3, terminology, linguistics, men are from mars

    • 10 Ratings
    • 727 Views
    • 40 Comments
    User picture.

    Obama Needs to Fish or Cut Bait

    NOVEMBER 19, 2010 10:05AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: barack obama, obama, stepping aside, step aside, stepping down, step down, 2012, 2008, re-election, reelection, role model, role, spin, vision, picture, terminology, imagery, metaphor, duty honor country, country, honor, duty, fighting for their political lives, fighting for her political life, fighting for his political life, fighting for their lives, fighting for her life, fighting for his life, fighting, sacrifice, war, philosophy, politics

    • 19 Ratings
    • 559 Views
    • 34 Comments
    User picture.

    Fighting for their Political Lives

    NOVEMBER 18, 2010 7:55AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, philosophy, war, sacrifice, fighting, fighting for his life, fighting for her life, fighting for their lives, fighting for his political life, fighting for her political life, fighting for their political lives, duty, honor, country, duty honor country, metaphor, imagery, terminology, picture, vision, spin, role, role model

    • 9 Ratings
    • 572 Views
    • 19 Comments
    User picture.

    Unchallenged Bias and Propaganda

    NOVEMBER 16, 2010 11:24AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: reporter, reporting, journalism, journalist, media, fact, opinion, mindless, clueless, proxy, bot, avatar, factchecking, fact-checking, fact checking, outsourced, filibuster, bush tax cuts, obama, bush, republican, regular price, sale price, sale, raising taxes, expire, expiring, tax breaks, tax cuts, reconciliation, proper use of language, use of language, fair reporting, neutral reporting, objective reporting, reporting, objective, objectivity, terminology, linguistics, spin, politics, propaganda, bias, liberal, conservative, republican, democrat, democratic

    • 11 Ratings
    • 1429 Views
    • 23 Comments
    User picture.

    What’s the Word on Civil Union?

    JANUARY 20, 2010 8:33PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: gay rights, gay marriage, joining, join, civil union, marriage, marry, stumbling blocks, barriers, roadblocks, obstacles, ease of use, linguistics, language, terminology, politics

    • 13 Ratings
    • 1065 Views
    • 18 Comments
    User picture.

    What’s the Word on the Recession?

    DECEMBER 15, 2009 8:18AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: inaccurate, wrong, offensive, misleading, focus, media, reporting, measuring, measurements, semantics, wording, terminology, financial, finance, economics, politics

    • 7 Ratings
    • 849 Views
    • 9 Comments
    User picture.

    Ultimata

    APRIL 28, 2009 9:59AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: language, linguistics, vocabulary word, usage, word usage, meaning, semantics, definition, terminology, meta, ultimatum, ultimata, truth

    • 29 Ratings
    • 1856 Views
    • 27 Comments
    User picture.

    Fresh Thoughts on Kissing ... and Beyond

    APRIL 26, 2009 6:52PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: dating, inappropriate, appropriate, eighth date, first date, kiss on the first date, kissing on the first date, sexuality, first time, first kiss, sex ed, sex education, saucy, bold, impudent, politeness, polite, etiquette, manners, advice, social, encyclopedia, get to second base, getting to second base, get to first base, getting to first base, feel out, felt out, feel up, felt up, touch, caress, petting, kissing, fresh, terminology, definition, semantics, meaning, word usage, usage, vocabulary word, linguistics, language

    • 26 Ratings
    • 2841 Views
    • 29 Comments
    User picture.

    Hollow Support

    MARCH 27, 2009 8:45PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: little people, jargon, terminology, fragility, fragile, lack of support, support, digging, building, collapse, fantasies, illusions, delusions, daydreams, dreams, goals, hollow support, metaphor, lessons learned, childhood memories, swing set, sandbox, economy, economics, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 4236 Views
    • 14 Comments
    User picture.

    Hacking, before the Internet

    NOVEMBER 16, 2008 2:46PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: hackito ergo sum, hackity-hack, hacks, hack, cracker, hacker, clever, programming, technical, prank, pacific tech, caltech, mit, history, linguistic evolution, linguistics, language, terminology, jargon

  • Open Salon
  • About
  • Contact
  • Help
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Advertising

Salon.com

© 2012 Salon Media Group, Inc.