#euphemism

You're a psychopath." "I prefer creative. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#euphemism #labels #creativity

How is it possible to have a civil war? ↗

— George Carlin

#funny #humor #terminology #war #funny

You're not allowed to call them dinosaurs any more," said Yo-less. "It's speciesist. You have to call them pre-petroleum persons. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#euphemism #humour #political-correctness #humour

Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#collateral #damage #euphemism #innocent #innocent civilians

"Women's fashion" is a euphemism for fashion created by men for women. ↗

— Andrea Dworkin

#euphemism #fashion #men #women

Sleeping together is a euphemism for people, but tantamount to marriage with cats. ↗

— Marge Piercy

#euphemism #marriage #people #sleeping #tantamount

Any euphemism ceases to be euphemistic after a time and the true meaning begins to show through. It's a losing game, but we keep on trying. ↗

— Joseph Wood Krutch

#any #begins #ceases #euphemism #game

The language of the younger generation has the brutality of the city and an assertion of threatening power at hand, not to come. It is military, theatrical, and at its most coherent probably a lasting repudiation of empty courtesy and bureaucratic euphemism. ↗

— Elizabeth Hardwick

#brutality #bureaucratic #city #coherent #come

You are a manipulator. I like to think of myself more as an outcome engineer. ↗

— J.R. Ward

#comedy #dark #euphemism #label #manipulation

Don't ever call me mad, Mycroft. I'm not mad. I'm just ... well, differently moraled, that's all. ↗

— Jasper Fforde

#evil #humor #political-correctness #humor