Semantics

This post reminds me why I try really hard not to cuss. When you devalue words, somebody has to come up with something shocking to replace those words that are lost.

SOUTH ASIA PEACE VIGIL December 6th, 2008 We join the people of India and Pakistan in condemning the violence in Mumbai and calling for peace and unity in South Asia. This latest episode of violence claimed the lives of at least 200 people and injured many more. The victims hailed from different countries, belonged to different religions, and had different class and caste affiliations. We express our profound sorrow and solidarity with all those directly and indirectly affected by the violence. We are concerned that this tragic event and the loss of innocent lives in Mumbai may be used as…

Dear Friends, Salaam aleykum. I hope you’ve been keeping warm and healthy through the winter! This email includes events and updates on the Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC). BENEFIT PERFORMANCE!! Sat., March 18 — 6:30 pm @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Building 54, Room 100 Map: http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=54%2BE34 MIT’s Juggling Club is throwing a Juggle Mania!! benefit performance for the MMCC. Some great entertainment, for a good cause. Club President David Rush brought in Peter Panic, and I’ll do a straight jacket escape while jumping rope. We all must escape from something, a bondage of some sort… If…