The latest example of why I love Jon Carroll

[lexica510]

From today's column:I wish I knew what a "typical liberal" is - the word has meant so many different things in its lifetime, and even now means something else in the United States than it does in England, Australia or Canada

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[cartman94501]

Have you ever noticed how rarely women are called "jerks" or "assholes"? I think those terms are appropriate and non-gender-specific, so I tend to use them. In the UK, it's perfectly fine, and perhaps only mildly insulting, to call a man a "cunt" or a "twat" (the latter is probably slightly milder). Not sure whether it's okay to call a woman either of those. In the US those are about the worst words you can use, and they only seem to apply to women.

he's a local treasure

[siriosa]

jon carroll should have a pulitzer by now, shouldn't he?