The tea party movement is upset. Okay, that goes without saying. They're upset about a lot of things. But one thing that gets their bags in a bunch is when pundits, news people and bloggers refer to them en masse as "tea baggers." The term was originally slang for a sex act, one that can be easily imagined if you have even a slightly dirty mind. When the first "tea parties" (sounds awfully dainty, doesn't it?) sprung up, some members enthusiastically embraced the "tea bagger" double-meaning on signs, such as "Tea bag Obama!"
What they didn't figure on, was having the term turned around against them, in a derisive, snarky way. When that happened, they got all indignant. How dare Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow and Anderson Cooper use such a vulgar double entendre when referring to this patriotic uprising? Why? Why not? The movement used it first! I found this comment at the Newshounds website (they watch FOX so you don't have to). It's perfect.
"Even after they were told the dirty meaning of Teabagging, many of them chose to keep referring themselves as teabaggers. Therefore, they not only have no room to get upset if people snicker, but it's saying something about them every time they call it a slur just because a non-teabagger says or types it. That's the bottom line- at least for me. I'm not even gonna touch the hilarious irony/hypocrisy of that most of these people were coming up with and repeating blow*** jokes about Clinton for years." --Aria
Source: Newshounds
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