Brittney Griner

People called me a dude and said there was no way I could be a woman. Some even wanted me to prove it to them. During high school and college, when we traveled for games, people would shout the same things while also using racial epithets and terrible homophobic slurs.

American Basketball Player

Eric Weinstein

You have to understand that the I.D.W. emerged as a response to a world where perfectly reasonable intellectuals were being regularly mislabeled by activists, institutions, and mainstream journalists with every career-ending epithet from 'Islamophobe' to 'Nazi.

American Mathematician

Xavier Dolan

Of all the labels and tags and epithets people have forced upon me, there's one I don't dislike. I get called the 'enfant terrible.' In every article, it's always there. So I have to give that a meaning.

Canadian Actor

Paul Gauguin

In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters.

French Artist

Mary Wollstonecraft

Children, I grant, should be innocent; but when the epithet is applied to men, or women, it is but a civil term for weakness.

British Writer

Reggie Jackson

I couldn't accept the racial epithets in reference to players like Elliott Maddox or Billy Sample.

American Athlete

Wyndham Lewis

As a result of the feminist revolution, 'feminine' becomes an abusive epithet.

English Author

Jacob Weisberg

If there's one epithet the Right never tires of, it's 'elitism.

American Journalist

Robert Green Ingersoll

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

American Lawyer

Rosa Bonheur

The epithets of imbeciles have never bothered me.

Used frequently to add grandeur to historical or mythological figures.

Historical Figures

An epithet can capture the essence of a person's reputation or character.

Meaningful Descriptions

Epithets often honor achievements or status, conferring respect.

Prestigious Honors

Be cautious as some epithets can be highly offensive or hurtful.

Avoid Offense

The impact of an epithet can vary widely based on social context and audience.

Context Sensitive

Choose epithets that are immediately clear and resonate with the audience.

Descriptors Matter

Some epithets reflect cultural values or historical periods.

Cultural Impact

In biology, an epithet is part of the unique name given to each species.

Scientific Names

Use the exact epithet when referencing species for scientific accuracy.

Consistency in Taxonomy

 did you sleep through it or were you roused? What was the cost of staying woke? What, in the year we said time's up, what did you do with your privilege? Did you sup on others' squalor? Did you look away or directly into the flame? Did you know your skill or treat it like a liability? Were you fooled by the epithets of "nasty" or "less than"?

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