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rac|ist [re:'sIst ] n. 1 one’s opponent in a debate, especially in cases where race is not the subject EXAMPLE: “A: Japanese people drink a lot of tea. B: You’re a racist! I went to grade school with a girl whose grandmother is Korean and she doesn’t drink tea! Pass the bong!”
SYN. —sexist, ageist, homophobe—although denotatively distinct, these terms are, in this sense, interchangeable in situations wherein the speaker is too lazy or stupid to address the topic at hand
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As lovers, we go on "dates." As parents, we make "quality time" for our children. Where words once filled the spaces between us, now time takes place. We distrust pleasant digressions but we respect no-nonsense directions. In the midst of an open-ended conversation, we tap the face of our watch.
We crave a highly efficient solitude, a personalized world that is free of unplanned events. We interact with other human beings via synchronization. Thus, we schedule contact with others. A meeting, by our standards, is seldom a fortuitous occasion. It is instead a confirmation of common timetables, a sign that we are all on the right track.
(Or are we?)
rac|ist [re:'sIst ] n. 1 one’s opponent in a debate, especially in cases where race is not the subject EXAMPLE: “A: Japanese people drink a lot of tea. B: You’re a racist! I went to grade school with a girl whose grandmother is Korean and she doesn’t drink tea! Pass the bong!”
SYN. —sexist, ageist, homophobe—although denotatively distinct, these terms are, in this sense, interchangeable in situations wherein the speaker is too lazy or stupid to address the topic at hand
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As lovers, we go on "dates." As parents, we make "quality time" for our children. Where words once filled the spaces between us, now time takes place. We distrust pleasant digressions but we respect no-nonsense directions. In the midst of an open-ended conversation, we tap the face of our watch.
We crave a highly efficient solitude, a personalized world that is free of unplanned events. We interact with other human beings via synchronization. Thus, we schedule contact with others. A meeting, by our standards, is seldom a fortuitous occasion. It is instead a confirmation of common timetables, a sign that we are all on the right track.
(Or are we?)
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