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[Previous entry: "Filmforce interviews fictional character Dr. Venture."] [Main Index] [Next entry: "world's ugliest keyboard."] 11/11/2004 Entry: "he semantics of NPR." WUNC-FM recently informed Ipas, a Chapel Hill-based international women's rights and health organization, that the phrase "reproductive rights" in the group's on-air announcement could be interpreted as advocating a particular political position. The station required Ipas to use "reproductive health" instead.I'm sure you can still say engineered phrases like "partial-birth abortion" and "death tax." Frontline last night was an eye-opening look into the marketing/branding industry and showed us the father of double-speak/engineered phrases like the death tax. I wish they went more into data mining, as its mass-violations of privacy and worth talking about. See also: The cult of personality branding/lifestyle products continues with iPod socks. These products fulfill my emotional and sprititual needs with their seamless brand integration! Seriously, I dont think lifeless digital equipment need to be kept "cozy and warm." In fact, electronics love to be as cold as possible.
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