Vanguard 1998's definitions

Political tightrope

A gesture to how difficult it can be to try to balance pursuing your own and your party’s goals with people with pleasing enough of your constituents to get reelected

Representative Titus is walking on a political tightrope when trying to support certain ideas being pushed by her party as it may make it difficult for to get reelected in future elections as she might lose support from some her constituents depending on what issues she supports.

by Vanguard 1998 April 27, 2021

Politically consistent romantic preference

aka. P.C.R.P.; When an individual is only romantically attracted to people who support political parties whose beliefs fall on the same side of the political spectrum as the political party the individual support

Virginia identifies as being a supporter of the Republican party, she is willing to date other people, but only if the political party they support identifies as being a right-wing political party, like hers is. She has a politically consistent romantic preference.

by Vanguard 1998 April 4, 2021

Properness Etiquette System

An old, extensive series of social norms and expectations that indicate what types of behaviors and social practices are and are not acceptable in various social situations. A majority of the rules employed in the modern properness system come from medieval times and were first created in Europe. There are different rules for males and females, regarding how they are to treat each other and behave in each other’s presences; what gender an individual identifies as determines which gender type of rules they are expected to follow. Many of the rules are out of date with times and tend to be quite biased against the poor, women, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities and other species.

The properness etiquette system is in urgent need of reform in order to make it more up to date with the times, more effective, and less biased against various populations.

by Vanguard 1998 March 20, 2021

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

The first active NFL player to become a medical doctor; and was the first player to opt out of the 2020 NFL season due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. After graduating college, he petitioned the NFL to add M.D. on the back of his jersey. The league rejected, but this prompted a lot of criticism by fans and news writers.

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif chose to help his community during the Covid-19 pandemic, rather than play football during the 2020 and 2021 NFL seasons.

by Vanguard 1998 February 7, 2021

Angle of attack

1: In aerodynamics, it is the angle between the chord line of the wing of a plane and the vector which helps to identify what direction an aircraft is flying in and the amount of lift the aircraft has. Generally, the higher the angle of attack, the more lift it will have
2: In sailing, it is the angle between the sail's chord line and the direction of the oncoming wind, which will determine what direction a sailboat will travel in

3: On the battlefield, it means the direction/s the opposing force/s are coming from
4: In debates and political settings, it refers to the approach used by a politician to make and support their arguments and counter their opponent’s arguments.

Definition 3 example: The enemy troops’ angle of attack is coming from two miles, northeast of our current position.
Definition 4 example: Delegate Faleomavaega’s angle of attack consists of making an argument based on their opinions and beliefs and supporting that argument by either appealing to the needs of the people or supporting it using some relevant facts that indicate their argument is correct. To counter their opponent’s arguments, they target their opponent’s credibility by pointing out contradictions in their argument and or pointing any business or personal relationships they may suggest that individual has a conflict of interest; or the delegate points out weaknesses or misinformation in their opponent’s argument.

by Vanguard 1998 June 17, 2021

Am Staff

An abbreviation for the American Staffordshire Terrier, one of the dog breeds that are considered to be pitbulls. The name pitbull is viewed as being quite derogatory towards the breed as it causes people to presume that all of them are aggressive towards people and other animals, which is often not the case because their temperament is determined more by who trained them more than what breed of dog they are. So generally, it is better to call them by the breed’s name, because it is not as discriminatory.

Kenneth: I see an Am Staff over there.
Luna: A what?
Kenneth: An Am Staff. Its less offensive way of saying pitbull.

by Vanguard 1998 December 14, 2021

Miasma

1: bad, pungent smelling air
2: an repulsive smelling, noxious gas

3: an unpleasant atmosphere that surrounds something

Person 1: “Ick. There is a miasma in air today.”

Person 2: “It smells like rotten eggs. We are near manhole cover that leads to the sewer, so it’s probably coming from there.”

by Vanguard 1998 April 1, 2024