Getting To The Bottom Of It ...

I was just talking about bad language on TV earlier. I am against that and also in other areas, the press for instance, books, magazines, any text elsewhere, and in conversation. To be fair, there are acceptable exceptions with such terms that are just ambiguous: can be taken as rude or uncouth, but that mostly depends on how one interprets them. For instance, a few years ago many Spanish local papers had an eye catching headline referring to 2 ladies's bottoms, on the title of the article. Not just any ladies either, but the bottoms of the first lady of France, Carla Bruni, and that of Princes Letizia, wife of the Prince of Spain, the future King. Well, the word 'bottom' is certainly not a bad word. Not like the Spanish word it used 'culo' which means just that part of the anatomy, nothing else, whereas 'bottom' simply means the lower part of anything, or even something totally abstract, like: getting to the 'bottom' of the matter. Anyway, it didn't annoy me in this case, because it's not rude or bad calling something by it's name, like penis or vagina are in themselves nothing more than the denomination of those parts of the body. They became rude in print or in social or public conversation simply because people immediately connect them with pictures in their mind linking to other imagined scenarios. Back to the article. It was not exactly an article, more like a detailed caption of a picture of the 2 ladies, shot from the back, telling the where and why of their presence on that staircase going up to a building. By now, I am sure this same or similar picture taken from all angles must have gone around the world already, appearing in every media, squeezing out something else more important but less news worthy or beneficial to the media's distribution. Can't blame them. Would you prefer to see or read more about the recession, the worsening Hispanic-French relation, or some more Mexicans wearing mouth masks? It's a beautiful picture. Both ladies are slender and shapely, immaculately dressed, stylish and matching high heels, silky hair and elegant posture. It doesn't matter how they title it, the photo itself is classy and graceful. See for yourself. . Tags:letizia,Carla,bottom

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