As long ago as the Peloponnesian War, the historian Thucydides observed that an essential part of radical political change is “corrupting” the language. In that spirit, here is a collection of new words and phrases for all of us to start insinuating into our speech and writing:

ASWB (pronounced, “asswipe”)

Arrogant Suburban White Boy; a white male college student who thinks that any interference with his dreams of wealth and glory is a human-rights violation and who resents the loss of status of white males over the last generation; a College Republican. (Our apologies to the Association of Social Work Boards.)

F___ing Fathers

Fill in the blank any way you like.

PIGS

People in Good Situations& people who benefit from the unequal character of free-market capitalism and therefore don’t want it to change.

Racist

A white person who fights back.

Screw Law

Any law that we don’t seriously intend to enforce, but we keep it around in case we want to screw somebody.

T & A

Tradition and Authority.