Truth In Labelling

8:30 pm

Suicide bomber” has unfortunately come to be a widely-recognized and often-used phrase, but a couple of years ago, some organizations (such as FoxNews) attempted to shift the focus of reporting on these barbaric acts by referring to them as “homicide bombers.” The emphasis in the latter case is on the victims. Well, how about trying to take the focus off of the murdering bastards, and even off of the victims, and instead label them according to what the murdering bastards really are: “terrorist bombers.” The goal of these maniacs is terrorism, and they use bombs to try to achieve their goal.

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2 comments

  1. I never understood the shift to “homicide bombers.” Or for that matter why we would want “terrorist bombers.” They don’t make sense. Suicide is the defining characteristic and no one is forgetting that people are dying or that they’re terrorist attacks. Still, we could go with “suicide terrorists,” if we really have the need to emphasize the terrorist part of it.

    comment by Jeff — August 1, 2005 @ 2:26 pm
  2. I call them suicide assassins.

    comment by Velociman — August 1, 2005 @ 5:14 pm

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