thom dunn | rock star. super hero. poet
Writer/musician/adopted Bostonian. Currently a staff writer at Upworthy, and a playwriting fellow at the Huntington Theatre Company. I enjoy Oxford commas, metaphysics, and romantic clichés (especially when they involve whiskey and/or robots), and I firmly believe that Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" is the single greatest atrocity ever committed against mankind. Graduate of the Clarion Writer's Workshop, Emerson College, and West Woods Elementary School. http://www.thomdunn.net
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Stop Slurring Krishna, Marvel I think Marvel should rename the Juggernaut out of religious sensitivity. The term ‘juggernaut’ was coined by 17th century Christians who claimed that Hindus sacrificed themselves to Jaggernaut (Krishna), by throwing themselves beneath a wagon bearing his effigy. It was meant to slur the Hindu…
Well this is certainly not a connotation of “ juggernaut” that I have ever considered. Which does not necessarily make it okay, of course, but does make me consider: if all of modern language has been appropriated in some way, where is the line?
(And I don’t mean that rhetorically)
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Well this is certainly not a connotation of “ juggernaut” that I have ever considered. Which does not necessarily make...
carlosjdrew liked this kidoccult said: Totally different. It’s made it’s way into the vernacular.
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