Teabagger
In 2009, Tea Party protests were formed to critique United States government tax and spending policies.[1][2] The term refers to those who originally participated in an email campaign titled "Mailing Tea Bags to Washington, DC" which the New American Tea Party blog disavowed.[3] The tactic was and continues to be advocated, though sometimes for tea bag labels only, on multiple "tea party" websites.[4][5][6][7][8]
The verb to "tea bag", hence "tea bagger", to describe these protesters has been used by several pundits and journalists after it appeared self-referentially on signs at Tea Party rallies, distributed by "FReeRepublic.Com". Anderson Cooper apologized for using the term. [9][10][11][12][13] Ridiculing the movement has produced death threats.[14]
The term's growth in the political arena earned attention by the Oxford American Dictionary, and the word "teabagger" achieved finalist status for the OAD Word of the Year, with final judgment rendered thus:[15]
- As a reference to members of the currently active Tea Party, the word has been used in speech and print by both liberals and conservatives. In this context, the term "teabagger" is a reasonably conceived informal name for an affiliate of the Tea Party, and as a word in the news, it earned a mention for the year 2009.
See also
- Teabagging, a sexual practice
References
- ^ . OregonLive.com. "15 Apr 09" http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/04/two_thousand_crowd_capitol_tea.html.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ . huffingtonpost.com. "15 May 09" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/15/tea-party-origins-ron-pau_n_187184.html.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "New American Tea Party" March 2009
- ^ "A tea bag to e-mail to anyone who needs to see a Tea Bag" Mar 19, 2009
- ^ (since removed) April 1, 2009 | Tea Bag the Fools in D.C. | America's Re-Tea Party Mail empty tea bags, strings with the labels, boxes of tea, or Tea Party fliers or .... April 1: National Mail a Tea Bag to the White House & Congress Day. ... http://www.reteaparty.com/.../rick-santelli-is-as-mad-as-hell-chicago-tea-party/ -
- ^ "Constituent threatened over tea bag sent through mail..." Mar 13, 2009
- ^ "Come to the Tax Day Tea Party Rally and Mail a Teabag to the Whitehouse to Protest Wasteful Government Spending - Grass Roots Movement!" updated 03/16/09
- ^ "Don’t forget to mail your TEA BAG LABELS!..." April 8, 2009
- ^ "'The Rachel Maddow Show'for Monday, April 13". MSNBC. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "'The Rachel Maddow Show'for Tuesday, April 14". MSNBC. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "Transcripts: Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees". CNN.com. April 14, 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ ""It's Hard to Talk When You're Teabagging"". TV Newser. mediabistro.com. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "[[Anderson Cooper]] Says "Teabagging" Comment Was "Stupid, Silly"". TV Newser. May 19, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
{{cite news}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ Mark Fiore Cartoonist Receives Death Threats Over "Learn to Speak Teabag" Common Dreams NewsCenter 01.10.10
- ^ ""'Teabagger' Finalist For Oxford's 'Word Of The Year'"". Huffington Post. 18 Nov 2009.