Son of a B***h on a Hot Mic

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Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios

社会与文化

2022-02-02

25 分钟
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A hot mic caught President Biden using the epithet to describe a Fox News reporter. Where did “son of a b***h” come from, and why are modern speakers increasingly choosing other insults? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lexiconvalley.substack.com
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  • From Booksmart Studios, this is Lexicon Valley, a podcast about language.

  • I'm John McWhorter, and this week, what we're going to discuss is something President Biden did.

  • President Biden...

  • was speaking with or around or against a reporter during a press conference named Peter Doocy.

  • And Peter Doocy asked him something about inflation,

  • and President Biden didn't want to be asked about inflation.

  • And on a hot mic, when he didn't know that he could be heard, he called Peter Doocy a Actually,

  • well, isn't it nice, kids, that we've come to the end of the show?

  • It's been kind of a short one, but I'm glad to have been with you.

  • And, well, kiddies, it's probably time for bed.

  • There's that music that we use in the show that is for putting the kiddies to bed.

  • Hope you learned some things about language, kids.

  • So, nighty-night.

  • You'll get a story tomorrow.

  • Okay, are they gone?

  • Because what this show is going to be about is that President Biden called Peter Doocy a son of a bitch.

  • That's a great asset.

  • More inflation.

  • What a stupid son of a bitch.

  • That is interesting to me in many ways, partly because all words are interesting.