Thursday, July 13, 2006

Essay 806


Dispelling popular notions and name-calling with a MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• The Washington Post published a piece on Virginia Indians (pictured above). Contrary to popular belief, the tribes have not completely vanished. “People like to say that post-mid-17th century, there were no Virginia Indians,” said Stephen Adkins, chief of the Chickahominy tribe. “We’re going to dispel that notion. We’ve been kind of the best-kept secret in Virginia for 400 years.” Get in on the secret by clicking on the essay title above.

• The New York Times published a story detailing the evolution of the word, “Slut.” The term is allegedly becoming commonplace and positive. According to the story, “’Slut’ is tossed around so often and so casually that many teenagers use it affectionately and in jest among their friends, even incorporating it into their instant messenger screen names.” A senior editor at Gurl.com said, “It’s definitely a term of familiarity with teens … They’ll say ‘Hi, slut!’ the way my generation would say ‘Hi, chick!’ or ‘Hi, dawg!’” Hey, slut is the new N-Word.

• Foxy Brown delayed her upcoming trial (for allegedly beating manicurists with a cell phone) by firing her lawyer. It’s the second time the rapper has terminated an attorney. Wonder if this latest ex-lawyer remarked, “Bye, slut!”

4 comments:

Hajpaj said...

Slut as the new n-word? Hmmm...

(Clears throat)

Hey all you self-haters, race-baiters, wannabe-downers: Throw out your dusty dirty, over-used N-words and get the latest slur, just in time for the holidays:

SLUT.

It's gender-inclusive. Race-neutral.Class-blind. Men can be sluts, women can be sluts. It's universal. It's even trans-generational. And what's better: Everyone gets it!

It's a greeting. It's a slur. It's an adjective. It's even a compliment in many circles.

Put slut in a song; put slut on a bumper-sticker; put slut on a t-shirt; on a jacket, on your homepage. turn slut into a screensaver. SLUT is fully customizable. SLUT is flexible.

Own the new word that's sweeping the land: It's...

"SLUT!"

All the sting of the N-word with none of the ethnic baggage or poltical blowback or psuedo-bougie over analysis. It's just a word, folks. it's: SLUT!

You can whisper it. You can scream it. You can sing it, you can even... s-p-e-l-l it. Oh, the uses are endless.

And unlike the n-word, you can pair SLUT with other words for hours of fun for the whole family:

Corporate Slut. Advertising Slut. SoccerMom Slut. Monkey Slut. Music Slut. Porno Slut. Political Slut. Cyber Slut. Wannabe Slut. PowerTool Slut. Holiday Slut...

Oh, the fun you can have with just one SLUT.

Act now and for just $.99 s/h we'll throw in that old school re-issued classic, "mattress-back".


(Where's Jane Curtin when you need her.)

Irene Done said...

A Jane Curtain reference? Now see, that's just brilliant. Hajpaj, HighJive: I...(voice cracking) I love you guys!

HighJive said...

i love you sluts too

Hajpaj said...

Extolls in Dan Ackroyd voice:

"George Bush, you ignorant, war-mongering slut!"

slinks off, nodding in self-absorbed sense of accomplishment...

"this house is cleansed."