the raccoon who put you on a plane and shipped you to an island in the middle of nowhere so you can do unpaid forced labor for him
by i don’t know who i am either December 15, 2021
Get the capitalismmug. Another word for oil.
by Ossie Oscar Soundsystem November 29, 2020
Get the capital juicemug. by Peanut Bomb March 8, 2023
Get the Capitatemug. The act of typing in Caps Lock, or the act of capitalizing the first letter of each word in a sentence.
by Ace of Fours July 23, 2022
Get the Capitalismmug. N.B: this expression is supposed to be used mainly by WASPs when talking to other WASPs, but this is not mandatory; non-WASPs can, but again this is not mandatory, use other perfectly correct English translations of the same Latin phrase, such a 'grab life by the horns', among others.
(as a pun variation on the Ford F-150 commercial line' grab life by the horns'), this is one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
(as a pun variation on the Ford F-150 commercial line' grab life by the horns'), this is one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
as to who may have first used the expression grab capitalism by the balls to translate the Latin phrase carpe diem, IMHO as a history major, I would probably have to say it would have been the 'founders' of modern Western WASP capitalism, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, but i doubt it they would have used the exact same words.
by Sexydimma June 12, 2013
Get the grab capitalism by the ballsmug. Hey mom, where’s the Loser capital of the world? “Grand Junction, Colorado hun, don’t go there unless you smoke meth”. Thanks Mom.
by elegantillusion February 4, 2021
Get the Loser capital of the worldmug. A social and economic system of removing social and economic value using markers associated with race (e.g. such as dark skin or people of African descent) while attributing social and economic value using markers associated with race (e.g., white/light skin or people of European descent).
Example - Wealth is assigned to predominately white U.S. neighborhoods at higher rates than predominately Black, Hispanic, or Latinx neighborhoods. As more middle and upper class White families move into neighborhoods (gentrification) the property values increase but the reverse happens when Black families move into formally homogenized White neighborhoods.
See Cedric Robinson and Charles Mill's work around racial capitalism.
Example - Wealth is assigned to predominately white U.S. neighborhoods at higher rates than predominately Black, Hispanic, or Latinx neighborhoods. As more middle and upper class White families move into neighborhoods (gentrification) the property values increase but the reverse happens when Black families move into formally homogenized White neighborhoods.
See Cedric Robinson and Charles Mill's work around racial capitalism.
Racial capitalism has assigned value to Whiteness in that those of European descent are often given lower interest rates on loans than those who are not.
by EquityLLC February 9, 2022
Get the racial capitalismmug.