A-Word Embodies the True Attitudes of Society

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2012 · People & Blogs

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Goeffrey Nunberg, author of Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years, discusses why words like "incivility" simply do not capture the true nature of people's attitudes. Nunberg argues that words like "asshole" are more accurate, authentic methods of expression.

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