Current Events Blog for Mrs. Countryman's AP United States History class at Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
ANDY COHEN DOESN'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE by Rachel Almquist
Andy Cohen, the host of "Watch What Happens: Live" and Bravo executive, recently tweeted calling the ultra famous One Direction "twinks". A "twink" is a gay slang word which best describes a young, fit, hairless young man. Used negatively, this word can be very derogatory and hurtful. However, Andy Cohen was not using the term "twink." He was simply using it as an adjective, describing their good looks. He didn't need to publically apologive for describing them.
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