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Episode 212: 2ND TASTE OF EP. #212: “This Episode Brought to You by Pfizer: ‘Pfizer: Bend Over.’" image

Episode 212: 2ND TASTE OF EP. #212: “This Episode Brought to You by Pfizer: ‘Pfizer: Bend Over.’"

S5 E212 · AMATEUR NATION with Lou Santini
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*THIS WEEK:* Guess what’s triggering Amateur Nation this week? “The”! BUZZER
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*ALSO THIS WEEK:*


  • We all know that math is racist. But now, it’s also sexist and homophobic! Yay! No more tipping! 
  • I’m right again about TikTok.
  • “Pfizer: bend over.”

*On “A la Carte”:* Bernie Sanders doubles down on hypocrisy, a college kid says some words about stuff, pseudo-comedian, Chelsea Handler out dumbs HIM, and Finland declares, “Bring Your Mentally Ill Friend To Work Day”.

*On “3 Pro Things”:*
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Language and Labels

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The Associated Press stated that it was dehumanizing to use the word the.
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We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing the labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French.
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Instead, use wording such as people with mental

The Power of Words

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illness.
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Anyone with an education or two functioning brain cells know that words in and of themselves are harmless.
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It's context.
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And I'd throw in their tone of voice and inflection that affect the...
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Listener.
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Okay, here we go with that.

Cultural Responses to Language Changes

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All right, hey.
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The French Embassy in the U.S. joked that it should possibly change its name to the Embassy of Frenchness.

Music and Metaphor

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In other news, the British post-punk band The The is totally screwed.
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Remember them?
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Yeah.