![]() The comparison is a better one than they imagine though the modern view of abolitionists is wholly positive, in reality most of them (as documented in Russell’s Renegade History of the United States) had an incredibly patronizing attitude toward black people and many of them considered the chief evil of slavery to be the loose sexual morals of the slaves.Īpologist: Anyone who answers propaganda with facts: “Maggie McNeill is a trafficking apologist.”īacklash: Resistance to injustice perpetrated in the name of “feminism”.īought and sold: Engaged in any business transaction involving female sexuality or sex characteristics: “We’re picketing this clinic because gynecologists are bought and sold here.”Ĭar dragging: A common component of reframing experiences. They prefer the term “abolitionist” because they’re working to “free the slaves”. So today I’d like to look at a few of these terms, defining them in plain English, so that my readers will understand what the prohibitionists are actually trying to accomplish by their use.Ībolitionist: A prohibitionist. Prohibitionists have their own terms for nearly everything involving prostitution and their quixotic war against it some of these are merely jargon of the sort which can be found in any specialized group, but others are euphemisms, dysphemisms or just plain distortions intended to disguise the truth about harlotry (easily discovered nowadays in blogs like this one) and portray it as something ugly, criminal and exploitative of women. ![]() ![]() ![]() Why is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than when it tries to stir up friendly feeling? – Bertrand Russell ![]()
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