word of the year?

[Brenda Lester]

Euphemism? More like an oxymoron.

How can you give legitimacy to an illegal act like rape?




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What was going through the speaker's mind.  Legitimate rape!?!?



Regards,

DBarnhart at highlands.com



From: Hollis Barnhart [mailto:hbarnhart at highlands.com]
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 8:35 AM
To: David Barnhart
Subject: word of the year?



worst euphemism maybe?  legitimate rape:



http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/legitimate-rape-and-todd-ak
ins-myths/2012/08/20/f8c048b4-ea76-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_blog.html

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