Soaring salute to the Japanese kite The Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, N.M., explores the art, history and sport of traditional Japanese kites in the exhibition 'Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy in Japan.' In English, "Go fly a kite" is a pejorative expression meaning, basically, "Get lost." In Japan, however, the term "tako kichi," which roughly means "kite crazy," is meant as a compliment, referring to enthusiasts who are ...
June 9, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
Report: Stanislaus Sheriff's Department used but didn't invent 'limp' phrase The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department did not invent the pejorative phrase "limp, lame and lazy," but it was widely used by Sheriff Adam Christianson and others when referring to sick and injured employees, an independent investigation says.
June 5, 2013 - Modesto Bee
Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Guardian Unlimited Throughout, the opinion refers to obstetrician-gynecologists and surgeons who perform abortions not by the titles of their medical specialties, but by the pejorative label `abortion doctor,' wrote Ginsburg. "A fetus is described as an...
Vivian Barbot in 940 News It is a personal attack that is completely unjustified,said Barbot, the former president of Quebec's main women's association. "In the context we live in, to call somebody a negro is pejorative and everybody knows that. I don't think Mr....
Jesse Jackson in ABC News It was a gaffe. It was not an intentional racial pejorative statement,Jackson told NBC News. "It could be interpreted that way. But it's not what he meant."