I say, “you kicked ass” and I’m praising

while talking of kicking. Amazing

how “fight” is polite.

So let us rewrite

The violence of everyday phrasing.

Highlights:

* a partial list of violent language

* glitterbomb → glitterfest

* why is it important to rephrase violent language?

* a partial list of sensitive language swaps

* “hang in there”

* “you guys”

* Kyeli: The Last Truthbender

* where to draw the line between self-expression and offending others?

* cursing

Links:

* The Usual Error

* the unicornfree post about brands vs. worldviews

* Katie’s growing list of unintentionally violent words

You can find Katie at yellowrubberball.com or critter.co.

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