"Involved in a prostitution ring"
Mar. 11th, 2008 06:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nancylebovDammit, Spitzer hired a prostitute. This is not the same thing as being involved in a prostitution ring.
When the news came out with that pseudo-euphemism, I thought Spitzer was running a prostitution ring in his copious spare time, though I suppose investing in one would have been more plausible.
In any case, the story is considerably less interesting, though the hypocrisy and political consequences are extreme.
Related language complaint: I wish English had one word for advocating a rule you don't obey and another for enforcing a rule you're not obeying.
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madfilkentist recommends "hypercracy" (above the law) for enforcing rules you don't obey. Pass it on.
Aside from enforcement, there's the shame thing. If you advocate a rule with a tone of "almost everybody lives by this rule, and those who don't are vile" while not obeying the rule, that's problematic enough to deserve some harassment.
When the news came out with that pseudo-euphemism, I thought Spitzer was running a prostitution ring in his copious spare time, though I suppose investing in one would have been more plausible.
In any case, the story is considerably less interesting, though the hypocrisy and political consequences are extreme.
Related language complaint: I wish English had one word for advocating a rule you don't obey and another for enforcing a rule you're not obeying.
Addendum:
madfilkentist recommends "hypercracy" (above the law) for enforcing rules you don't obey. Pass it on.Aside from enforcement, there's the shame thing. If you advocate a rule with a tone of "almost everybody lives by this rule, and those who don't are vile" while not obeying the rule, that's problematic enough to deserve some harassment.
