As The BFD reported last week, lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret is going woke. Its famous catalog is dumping its stock-in-trade of scantily-clad Barbie dolls. Instead, perpetual sourpuss Megan Rapinoe, “plus-sized” Paloma Elsesser and some bloke in a dress are its latest figureheads. But is this yet another case of
A regular reader of The BFD recently complained to TVNZ about a racist comment that had been broadcast in March. On the show in question, a white guy who was part of a group of white guys commented that he was so happy that a black guy was carrying his
The word for today is… veracity (noun) – 1 : conformity with truth or fact : accuracy 2 : devotion to the truth : truthfulness 3 : power of conveying or perceiving truth 4 : something true Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Veracity has been a part of English since at least 1623, and we can honestly tell
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Behind Covid by a country mile, the big story of recent years has been the housing crisis. This is not just a New Zealand issue but one dominating politics and the news worldwide and it surprises me why commentators cannot see the underlining connection with
Rachael Wong mercatornet.com Rachael is a barrister, Managing Director at Women’s Forum Australia, and an Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Notre Dame Australia. She previously worked with the Law Reform Commission in Samoa to bring about legislative reform to improve the lives
The word for today is… actuary (noun) – 1 obsolete : clerk, registrar 2 : a person who calculates insurance and annuity premiums, reserves, and dividends Source : Online Etymology Dictionary Etymology : First known use in the 1550s. Registrar, clerk from Medieval Latin actuarius. Copyist, account-keeper, short-hand writer, from Latin actus in the specialized
Izzy Kalman mercatornet.com Izzy Kalman is the author and creator of the website Bullies2Buddies.com and a critic of the anti-bully movement. A misguided but well-intentioned anti-bullying message went viral recently. The “crumpled paper” exercise has been used by adults for many years to try to reduce bullying among
The word for today is… paean (noun) – 1 : a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph 2 : a work that praises or honors its subject Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : According to the poet Homer, the Greek god Apollo sometimes took the guise of Paean, physician to the
Bruce Logan While all the noise around the justice or injustice of Laurel Hubbard competing in the Olympic Games is inevitable, it’s also beside the point. The debate is nearly always about competing human rights: the right of the transgender athlete to compete and the right of women to
The word for today is… plethora (noun) – 1 : a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion 2 : abundance, profusion Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Plethora comes from a similar Greek word meaning “fullness.” It was first used in English in the 16th
The word for today is… frugal (adjective) – : characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Those who are frugal are unwilling to (lavishly) enjoy the fruits of their labors, so it may surprise you to learn that frugal ultimately derives from the Latin frux,
Jon Miltimore fee.org Jonathan Miltimore is the Managing Editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, and the Star Tribune. Bylines: Newsweek, The Washington Times, MSN.com, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller,
The word for today is… archipelago (noun) – 1 : an expanse of water with many scattered islands 2 : a group of islands 3 : something resembling an archipelago Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Greeks called it the Aegean Pelagos and the Italians referred to it as Arcipelago (principal sea), but English speakers
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Enjoying the glory of our cricket team winning the inaugural Test Cricket World Cup is a magical moment for sport in this country, and one that we cricket fans can savour for a long time. It almost takes away the bad taste of the other sporting announcement this week; almost,
The word for today is… deep-six (verb)) – 1 : to get rid of, discard, eliminate 2 slang : to throw overboard Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : From the leadsman’s call by the deep six for a depth corresponding to the sixth deep on a sounding line. Before the introduction of shipboard sonar,
