Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 02:59:33 -0400

From: Gareth Branwyn GarethB2[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM

Subject: Re: Language Nazi



In a message dated 10/3/97 2:15:50 AM, Bapopik[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM wrote:



This is from the syndicated cartoon "The Modern World" by Tom Tomorrow,

10-1-97, tomorrow[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]well.com:



PANEL 1:

"Feminazis" would like women to have the same opportunities in life as men.



[...deletia...]



CHARACTER TWO: What are you--some kind of LANGUAGE NAZI?



Has anyone made a list of all the "[blank] nazis" in popular usage? There

must be dozens. In Jargon Watch, we've had "body nazis" (fitness obsessives

who look down on the not-as-fit), "white light nazis" (new agers) and "rural

nazification" (the growing number of militias, klan and skinhead groups,

etc.).



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