Showing posts with label euphemism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label euphemism. Show all posts

Anals of the 4th Estate

Here's how the media is handling the atomic wedgie murder according to TheWire):

Avoiding the issue:
Man Arrested In Murder Of Stepfather In McLoud -- News9
Murder arrest: Stepson jailed in death of stepfather in McLoud -- The Shawnee News-Star

Saying what happened, but being classy:
Authorities: Okla. Man Suffocated With Underwear -- Associated Press

Using passive voice:
Oklahoma man dies from atomic wedgie -- NY Daily News

Putting 'atomic wedgie' in 'quotes' for 'distance':
Police: 'Atomic wedgie' led to man's death -- KOCO
Police: Man Killed Stepfather With ‘Atomic Wedgie’ Days Before Christmas -- CBS Houston
Oklahoman given 'atomic wedgie' died from suffocation, trauma to head -- NewsOK
Oklahoma man charged with 'atomic wedgie' murder of stepfather -- Reuters

Talking it to death:
Atomic Wedgie Murder: Denver St. Clair Choked From Underwear Around His Head; Stepson Brad Lee Davis Charged In Killing [PHOTO] - International Business Times

Going for it:
'This was more than just a fight': Ex-Marine, 33, 'kills stepfather by ATOMIC WEDGIE' -- Daily Mail

En français:
Oklahoma: un homme meurt asphyxié par son propre sous-vêtement -- Le Journal de Québec
 
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