I probably have been guilty of not confronting the user of the term. I have unfortunately heard the term used and have recoiled at its use. I am pleased to say that I cannot think of a single time in which I have done so. I have tried to think of a time when I have used the term raghead. But one term can be used on the air with little or no consequence while the other is taboo. Free speech can be dehumanizing speech, but it is still free. Neither term is outlawed, and I would fight any effort to outlaw either term. Both terms are used in derogatory manner and indeed it is hard to think of a way to use those terms that is not derogatory. I wonder if those same individuals are all right with the term “raghead.” Both Bible-Thumper and raghead denote a negative image of a particular religious group. "Before fracking begins in N.C., Texas energy company investigates shale gas deposits in Lee County." INDYweek, September 25, 2013.Some may consider my opposition to this term as whining. ' Several Lee County residents reported recently seeing "thumper" trucks in the area, so named for the sound made when they clap a steel plate against the ground, using the reverberations to pinpoint potentially gas-rich underground rock formations and faults.' Now used by fracking operators when prospecting for shale gas. (For more information, see the Wikipedia article "Seismic Source", especially the section subtitled "Thumper Truck". com | The Detroit NewsĭEFINITION: Any device that uses a weight-dropping technique, called " thumping", to generate the controlled seismic energy needed to perform both reflection and refraction seismic surveys. Kate Lawson: Sunday Supper: This weekend, whirl up your own salad dressing Lions 'Schwartz looking for a " thumper" at middle linebacker | detnews. Jim Schwartz admits he needs a " thumper" to fill it. Risky business: Metro area entrepreneurs launch start-ups despite tough economy Police arrest 70-year-old man in connection with casino bomb scare Lions 'Schwartz looking for a " thumper" at middle linebacker | detnews. one a redneck neocon hypocrite and the other a bible thumper which is perfect for the GOP vote). Palin/Gingrich or Palin/Hauckabee or Gingrich/Hackabee (two southern baptists.
Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home Oscar the Detective Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detectiveįred and Philip both ran up to him, and sure enough he seemed to have got hold of a " thumper," as he called it, for his line was running about backwards and forwards through the water, while the willow wand which served him for a rod was bent half double. The boys just roared at this threat, and one of them stealing behind the dude gave him a " thumper" with his toe where the exquisite's pants were drawn the tightest under his long coat. Not considered a " thumper" when it comes to tackling, but shows explosion on contact. Test hardware was a Sun X4500 (aka thumper) with 48 x 500GB disks. Hot-gospeller and Bible- thumper is the language he uses. Rabid Reads: "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
But, if a bible- thumper is going to get ticked off about Pullman's attitudes and storytelling, this is the book they'd find the best ammunition.
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