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[bzarcher]

Phrase I am officially tired of: "Whore Red."

Not only is it a fairly offensive way to describe something, but one of the "new guys" at Boing Boing Gadgets is using so frequently that I could start to believe he has a macro on his machine that just automatically prefixes the word "Whore" to any mention of "Red".

When talking about a pimped out high tech hot tub, I can sorta understand the word choice. When talking about a laptop or a digital camcorder? Not so much.

I really liked BBG when it was just Joel posting stuff he liked, tried, or otherwise caught his eye. He's smart, and generally funny, and comes off as a bit low key, but in a good way.

Both of the new guys seem like they're trying to be "edgy" and have a different voice from Joel, and I'm increasingly not wanting to read the blog because they're coming off as jackasses who are forcing everything way too hard.

Comments

[flying-landon.livejournal.com]

Up until the 7th and 8th words of this post, I'd never heard that term before.

I am, apparently, behind the times.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

This isn't such a bad thing, sometimes.

[mgnobr.livejournal.com]

Me too...

[demeterschild.livejournal.com]

"Whore red," like its cousin term "hooker red," should only be applied to a certain specific shade of nailpolish and/or lipstick.

The connotation is not a particularly flattering one, so I wonder if the person using it is uneducated as to its roots or is just plain stupid.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

the latter is likely.