hixploitation n.— «Plenty of movies—from comedies to dramas to horror films—have played profitably off these Yankee fears. To some extent, naturally, a bad rap for the South is justified, given its history of slavery, Jim Crow laws and...
garriage n.— «If the homosexual population was arguing for a defined union of their own, they’d have far more success. Almost nobody is going to argue that gays have no right to form their own union called, say…“Garriage.” And then...
maternal profiling n. employment discrimination against a woman who has, or will have, children. Editorial Note: This term is being popularized by, and was perhaps coined by, members of MomsRising, a activist group promoting the rights of mothers in...
rum court n.— «Michael Ratner from the Centre for Constitutional Rights said: “The outcome has been predetermined when you go into one of these special, what I have to call, a kangaroo hearing, CSRT (Combatant Status Review...
take to the diaper v. phr.— «They used to call it “taking to the diaper,” a phrase that referred to the preparation undertaken by a prudent senator before an extended filibuster. The late South Carolina senator Strom Thurmond holds the...
A-she-ville n.— «In Asheville, that’s a problem. Straight people here proudly refer to the town as the lesbian capital of the South; when they joke about “A-she-ville,” they’re proud.» —“The Anti-Rights...